Benfica vs Barcelona 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Benfica

3': Darwin Núñez
69': Rafa Silva
79': Darwin Núñez (P)

FT
3 - 0

Barcelona

87': Eric García

Introduction

Benfica are hosting Barcelona at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Benfica 1, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
12': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
33': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Valentino Lazaro because of an injury.
54': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Sergio Busquets.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Pedri.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
69': Goal! Benfica 2, Barcelona 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
72': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
78': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
79': Goal! Benfica 3, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
86': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
87': Second yellow card to Eric García (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 29,454

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+11	Atlético Madrid	6	14	0
0	Lazio	6	10	2
-1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	6	6	4
-10	Celtic	6	4	4

Full Table

Statistics

BAR		BEN
15	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
59.6	Possession	40.4
8	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
467	Accurate Passes	301
524	Passes	358
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	12
0.1	Cross %	0.4
34	Long Balls	49
23	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	11
25	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	13
6	Effective Clearances	17
6	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Benfica (3-4-3)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
5	Jan Vertonghen
4	Lucas Verissimo
20	João Mário
28	Julian Weigl
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Valentino Lazaro
15	Roman Yaremchuk
9	Darwin Núñez
27	Rafa Silva

Substitutes:

Pizzi, Nemanja Radonjic, Souahilo Meïté, Rodrigo Pinho, Helton Leite, Gedson Fernandes, Adel Taarabt, Goncalo Ramos, Everton, André Almeida, Gilberto, Morato.

Barcelona (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
3	Gerard Piqué
4	Ronald Araújo
24	Eric García
5	Sergio Busquets
21	Frenkie de Jong
16	Pedri
2	Sergiño Dest
20	Sergi Roberto
9	Memphis Depay
17	Luuk de Jong