Benfica vs Barcelona 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
87': Eric GarcíaIntroduction
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
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 29,454
Statistics
 BAR |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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