Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

49': Rafa Silva
54': Alejandro Grimaldo

FT
2 - 0

Superb Grimaldo lifts Benfica to victory over Maccabi Haifa

Alejandro Grimaldo scored a stunning long-range goal as Benfica eased to a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa in their first Champions League fixture.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
31': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mohammad Abu Fani replaces Ali Mohamed because of an injury.
44': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Maccabi Haifa 0.
45': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili replaces Dean David.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
49': Goal! Benfica 1, Maccabi Haifa 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
54': Goal! Benfica 2, Maccabi Haifa 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
59': Neta Lavi (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces David Neres.
67': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
78': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Sun Menachem replaces Suf Podgoreanu because of an injury.
78': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,130

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

Full Table

Statistics

HAI		BEN
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
43.8	Possession	56.2
7	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
319	Accurate Passes	438
404	Passes	520
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	15
0.0	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	58
23	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	14
12	Effective Clearances	6
12	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

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
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Substitutes:

Henrique Araújo, Petar Musa, Mihailo Ristic, Helton Leite, Gilberto, Julian Draxler, Paulo Bernardo, Fredrik Aursnes, Rodrigo Pinho, Chiquinho, Diogo Gonçalves, John Brooks.

Maccabi Haifa (5-3-2)

No.	Name
44	Josh Cohen (GK)
19	Dylan Batubinsika
3	Sean Goldberg
30	Abdoulaye Seck
8	Dolev Hazizia
2	Daniel Sundgren
6	Neta Lavi
4	Ali Mohamed
10	Tjaronn Chery
21	Dean David
9	Frantzdy Pierrot

Substitutes:

Sun Menachem, Inon Eliyahu, Mohammad Abu Fani, Suf Podgoreanu, Omer Atzili, Roei Mashpati, Maor Levi, Mavis Tchibota, Nikita Rukavytsya, Rami Gershon, Ofri Arad, Pierre Cornud.