UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 49': Rafa Silva
  • 54': Alejandro Grimaldo
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2 - 0

Superb Grimaldo lifts Benfica to victory over Maccabi Haifa

Alejandro Grimaldo scored a stunning long-range goal as Benfica eased to a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa in their first Champions League fixture.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 31': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mohammad Abu Fani replaces Ali Mohamed because of an injury.
  • 44': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Maccabi Haifa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili replaces Dean David.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 49': Goal! Benfica 1, Maccabi Haifa 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 54': Goal! Benfica 2, Maccabi Haifa 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 59': Neta Lavi (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces David Neres.
  • 67': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 78': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Sun Menachem replaces Suf Podgoreanu because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,130

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 Barcelona 6 12 2
+7 FC Porto 6 12 2
-2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 9 3
-11 Antwerp 6 3 5
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
43.8 Possession 56.2
7 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
319 Accurate Passes 438
404 Passes 520
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 15
0.0 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 58
23 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 12
22 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 14
12 Effective Clearances 6
12 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

BEN 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
13 Enzo Fernández
61 Florentino Luís
88 Goncalo Ramos Yellow Card
20 João Mário
7 David Neres

HAI Maccabi Haifa (5-3-2)

No. Name
44 Josh Cohen (GK)
19 Dylan Batubinsika
3 Sean Goldberg
30 Abdoulaye Seck Yellow Card
8 Dolev Hazizia
2 Daniel Sundgren
6 Neta Lavi Yellow Card
4 Mohamed Ali Camara
10 Tjaronn Chery
21 Dean David
9 Frantzdy Pierrot

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