
Benfica vs Bayern 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Leroy Sane scores twice as relentless Bayern crush Benfica 4-0 with 4 goals in 15 minutes
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Bayern Munich struck four times in a frantic 15-minute spell late in the second half to cruise past Benfica Lisbon 4-0 on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 40': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces André Almeida because of an injury.
- 45': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 70': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 1. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 76': Substitution, Benfica. Éverton replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 77': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Thomas Müller.
- 80': Own Goal by Éverton, Benfica. Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 2.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 82': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 3. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 84': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 4. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
- 85': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Omar Richards replaces Lucas Hernández.
- 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,201
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,201
Statistics
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BEN![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
65.4 | Possession | 34.6 |
21 | SHOTS | 8 |
7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
483 | Accurate Passes | 213 |
548 | Passes | 280 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
19 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
41 | Long Balls | 55 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
13 | Tackles | 11 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 9 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
9 | Clearances | 19 |
Benfica (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi ![]() |
5 | Jan Vertonghen |
4 | Lucas Verissimo |
28 | Julian Weigl |
20 | João Mário ![]() |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
34 | André Almeida |
15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
27 | Rafa Silva |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
2 | Dayot Upamecano ![]() |
4 | Niklas Süle |
21 | Lucas Hernández ![]() |
5 | Benjamin Pavard |
10 | Leroy Sané |
18 | Marcel Sabitzer |
6 | Joshua Kimmich |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
11 | Kingsley Coman |
25 | Thomas Müller |
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