Benfica vs Club Brugge 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

Benfica

38': Rafa Silva
45'+2': Goncalo Ramos
57': Goncalo Ramos
71': João Mário (P)
77': David Neres

FT
5 - 1
2nd Leg - Benfica advance 7-1 on aggregate

Club Brugge

87': Bjorn Meijer

Benfica crush Brugge 5-1 to reach Champions League quarterfinals

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Clinical Benfica thrashed shell-shocked Club Brugge 5-1 to knock them out of the Champions League and reach the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
17': Roman Yaremchuk (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Benfica 1, Club Brugge 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos with a cross following a fast break.
43': Abakar Sylla (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Goal! Benfica 2, Club Brugge 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Club Brugge 0.
45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Raphael Onyedika replaces Noa Lang.
49': Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Goal! Benfica 3, Club Brugge 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
62': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
62': Substitution, Club Brugge. Denis Odoi replaces Clinton Mata.
63': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Chiquinho.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
71': Goal! Benfica 4, Club Brugge 0. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
74': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces João Mário.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
74': Substitution, Club Brugge. Mats Rits replaces Hans Vanaken.
75': Substitution, Club Brugge. Antonio Nusa replaces Kamal Sowah.
77': Goal! Benfica 5, Club Brugge 0. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Neves.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
87': Goal! Benfica 5, Club Brugge 1. Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Benfica 5, Club Brugge 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,960

Statistics

BRU		BEN
7	Fouls	3
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	1
40.4	Possession	59.6
13	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
335	Accurate Passes	556
403	Passes	609
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	38
27	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
5	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	6
9	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	12
9	Effective Clearances	15
9	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
66	António Silva
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
22	Chiquinho
61	Florentino Luís
88	Goncalo Ramos
8	Fredrik Aursnes
20	João Mário

Substitutes:

Morato, João Neves, Goncalo Guedes, Cher Ndour, Rafael Rodrigues, Andreas Schjelderup, Samuel Soares, Petar Musa, Gilberto, David Neres, Lucas Verissimo, Casper Tengstedt.

Club Brugge (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Simon Mignolet (GK)
44	Brandon Mechele
94	Abakar Sylla
77	Clinton Mata
20	Hans Vanaken
17	Tajon Buchanan
27	Casper Hojer Nielsen
14	Bjorn Meijer
19	Kamal Sowah
10	Noa Lang
70	Roman Yaremchuk