Benfica vs Bayern 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Leroy Sane scores twice as relentless Bayern crush Benfica 4-0 with 4 goals in 15 minutes
Bayern Munich struck four times in a frantic 15-minute spell late in the second half to cruise past Benfica Lisbon 4-0 on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 40': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces André Almeida because of an injury.
- 45': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 70': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 1. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 76': Substitution, Benfica. Éverton replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 77': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Thomas Müller.
- 80': Own Goal by Éverton, Benfica. Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 2.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 82': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 3. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 84': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 4. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
- 85': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Omar Richards replaces Lucas Hernández.
- 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,201
Statistics
MUN |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 65.4 | Possession | 34.6 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 483 | Accurate Passes | 213 |
| 548 | Passes | 280 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 9 | Clearances | 19 |
Benfica (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Lucas Verissimo |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 4 | Niklas Süle |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 5 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
| 18 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
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