Benfica vs Sporting 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 1': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 1': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
- 20': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Valentino Lazaro.
- 55': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Zouhair Feddal because of an injury.
- 62': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
- 68': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
- 73': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces André Almeida.
- 75': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Julian Weigl.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 85': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 89': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Pote.
- 90'+6': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,790
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | FC Porto | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| +25 | Sporting CP | 12 | 31 | 1 |
| +18 | Benfica | 12 | 28 | 0 |
| +10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 23 | 3 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 173 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 243 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 26 | Clearances | 7 |
Benfica (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 22 | Valentino Lazaro |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Everton |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 3 | Zouhair Feddal |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
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