UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Bayern 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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0 - 4
  • 70': Leroy Sané
  • 80': Everton (OG)
  • 82': Robert Lewandowski
  • 84': Leroy Sané

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

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,201

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (3-4-3)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
5 Jan Vertonghen
4 Lucas Verissimo
28 Julian Weigl
20 João Mário Yellow Card
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
34 André Almeida
15 Roman Yaremchuk
9 Darwin Núñez
27 Rafa Silva

MUN Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
2 Dayot Upamecano Yellow Card
4 Niklas Süle
21 Lucas Hernández Yellow Card
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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