FC Porto vs Benfica 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': André Almeida (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Substitution, FC Porto. Wilson Manafá replaces João Mário because of an injury.
- 30': Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 0. Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 37': Goal! FC Porto 2, Benfica 0. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio with a cross.
- 46': Goal! FC Porto 2, Benfica 1. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
- 49': Second yellow card to André Almeida (Benfica) for a bad foul.
- 51': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 60': Substitution, FC Porto. Jesús Corona replaces Wilson Manafá because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 66': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces João Mário.
- 66': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Rafa.
- 69': Goal! FC Porto 3, Benfica 1. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Pepê Aquino.
- 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Fábio Vieira.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Éverton.
- 90'+1': Toni Martínez (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Gilberto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Porto 3, Benfica 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 46,250
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
SLB |
FCP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 46 | Possession | 54 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 360 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 12 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 13 | Clearances | 16 |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 2 | Fábio Cardoso |
| 19 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 20 | Vitinha |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 11 | Pepê |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 50 | Fabio Vieira |
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 91 | Morato |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 7 | Everton |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 88 | Gonçalo Ramos |
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