Barcelona vs Benfica 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Barcelona draw with Benfica as UCL round of 16 spot still on hold
Barcelona and Benfica played out a thrilling goalless draw in the Champions League in Xavi Hernandez's second match in charge.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Yusuf Demir.
- 70': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 70': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Rafa.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,572
Statistics
BEN | BAR | |
---|---|---|
14 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 8 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
7 | SHOTS | 14 |
3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
256 | Accurate Passes | 547 |
348 | Passes | 644 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
6 | Crosses | 22 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
60 | Long Balls | 44 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
23 | Tackles | 23 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 7 |
19 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
19 | Clearances | 3 |
Barcelona (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
3 | Gerard Piqué |
15 | Clément Lenglet |
4 | Ronald Araújo |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
18 | Jordi Alba |
11 | Yusuf Demir |
9 | Memphis Depay |
30 | Gavi |
28 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
Benfica (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
5 | Jan Vertonghen |
34 | André Almeida |
20 | João Mário |
28 | Julian Weigl |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
2 | Gilberto |
15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
7 | Everton |
27 | Rafa Silva |
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