Club Brugge vs Benfica 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Benfica beat Brugge at the double away in Champions League
Benfica set a foot in the Champions League next round after a 2-0 victory in Belgium over Brugge.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Denis Odoi (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Benfica 0.
- 51': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
- 65': Substitution, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen replaces Denis Odoi.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Kamal Sowah.
- 88': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 2. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces João Mário.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 24,136
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 24,136
Statistics
 BEN |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 482 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 572 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 5 | Jack Hendry |
| 14 | Bjorn Meijer |
| 77 | Clinton Mata |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 15 | Raphael Onyedika |
| 6 | Denis Odoi  |
| 10 | Noa Lang |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 19 | Kamal Sowah |
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 |
| 88 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 20 | João Mário |
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