UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs Benfica 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 4': Arkadiusz Milik
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1 - 2
  • 43': João Mário (P)
  • 55': David Neres

Juventus sink to 2-1 home loss to Benfica as Champions League hopes suffer further blow

Juventus are without a point from their first two Champions League matches after suffering a 2-1 home loss to Benfica.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Mattia Perin (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Benfica 1.
  • 55': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 2. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Juventus. Ángel Di María replaces Fabio Miretti.
  • 58': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Juan Cuadrado.
  • 59': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Filip Kostic.
  • 70': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
  • 73': Leandro Paredes (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Enzo Fernández.
  • 81': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 81': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces David Neres.
  • 85': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces João Mário.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Benfica 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 34,015

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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15 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
11 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
56.1 Possession 43.9
19 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
447 Accurate Passes 315
536 Passes 408
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 60
31 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 5
15 Effective Tackles 6
27 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (3-5-2)

No. Name
36 Mattia Perin (GK) Yellow Card
19 Leonardo Bonucci
6 Danilo Yellow Card
3 Bremer
20 Fabio Miretti Yellow Card
8 Weston McKennie
32 Leandro Paredes
17 Filip Kostic
11 Juan Cuadrado
9 Dusan Vlahovic
14 Arkadiusz Milik

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
66 António Silva
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
6 Alexander Bah Yellow Card
27 Rafa Silva
13 Enzo Fernández
61 Florentino Luís Yellow Card
88 Goncalo Ramos
20 João Mário
7 David Neres

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