Benfica vs Real Sociedad 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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63': Brais Méndez

Real Sociedad beat Benfica to go top of Champions league Group D

A second-half goal by Brais Mendez gave Real Sociedad a 1-0 win away to Benfica that moved them above Inter Milan, who beat FC Salzburg 2-1 earlier on Tuesday, to the top of Champions League Group D on goal difference.

Match Commentary

45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 0.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces João Mário.
59': Substitution, Benfica. Juan Bernat replaces David Jurásek.
63': Goal! Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Barrenetxea.
69': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces David Neres.
70': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo replaces Hamari Traoré.
71': Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
76': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
77': Juan Bernat (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Alexander Bah.
90'+2': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,002

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

RSO		BEN
15	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
62.2	Possession	37.8
12	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
519	Accurate Passes	284
594	Passes	358
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	2
19	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.1
51	Long Balls	46
27	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	16
21	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	24
14	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
13	David Jurásek
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
8	Fredrik Aursnes
87	João Neves
33	Petar Musa
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Substitutes:

Orkun Kökçü, Florentino, Arthur Cabral, Chiquinho, Tomás Araújo, Juan Bernat, Morato, João Victor, Goncalo Guedes, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, Casper Tengstedt.

Real Sociedad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Álex Remiro (GK)
24	Robin Le Normand
5	Igor Zubeldia
3	Aihen Muñoz
18	Hamari Traoré
4	Martín Zubimendi
8	Mikel Merino
23	Brais Méndez
10	Mikel Oyarzabal
7	Ander Barrenetxea
14	Takefusa Kubo

Substitutes:

Carlos Fernández, Jon Pacheco, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Umar Sadiq, Urko Gonzalez, Arsen Zakharyan, Jon Magunacelaya, Unai Marrero, Gaizka Ayesa, Beñat Turrientes, Aritz Elustondo.