Benfica vs Juventus 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Benfica end Juventus' Champions League hopes in seven-goal thriller
Benfica's Rafa Silva scored two superb goals as they edged Juventus 4-3 in a thriller at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday to seal a last-16 spot.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Benfica 1, Juventus 0. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Goal! Benfica 1, Juventus 1. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic following a corner.
- 28': Goal! Benfica 2, Juventus 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 35': Goal! Benfica 3, Juventus 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Moise Kean.
- 50': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 1. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 62': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Matìas Soulé replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Filip Kostic.
- 77': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
- 79': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 3. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
- 84': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Rafa.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,131
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 |
Statistics
JUV | BEN | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 5 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
13 | SHOTS | 15 |
6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
330 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
402 | Passes | 492 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
9 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
25 | Crosses | 16 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
60 | Long Balls | 58 |
33 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
11 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
7 | Interceptions | 17 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
20 | Clearances | 15 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
66 | António Silva |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
6 | Alexander Bah |
27 | Rafa Silva |
13 | Enzo Fernández |
61 | Florentino Luís |
88 | Goncalo Ramos |
8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
20 | João Mário |
Juventus (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
6 | Danilo |
15 | Federico Gatti |
25 | Adrien Rabiot |
8 | Weston McKennie |
5 | Manuel Locatelli |
17 | Filip Kostic |
11 | Juan Cuadrado |
18 | Moise Kean |
9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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