UEFA Champions League

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

FT
0 - 2
1st Leg
  • 51': João Mário (P)
  • 88': David Neres

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

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BRU 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 Yellow Card
10 Noa Lang
17 Tajon Buchanan
19 Kamal Sowah Yellow Card

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
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

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