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

Maccabi Haifa

26': Tjaronn Chery (P)

FT
1 - 6

Benfica

20': Goncalo Ramos
59': Petar Musa
69': Alejandro Grimaldo
73': Rafa Silva
88': Henrique Araújo
90'+2': João Mário

Benfica beat Maccabi Haifa 6-1 to top Champions League group ahead of PSG

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Benfica completed a 6-1 win at Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday to stunningly overhaul PSG at the top of Champions League Group H.

Match Commentary

20': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 0, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
26': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 1. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
32': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
32': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
45'+2': David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 2. Petar Musa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
63': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili replaces Raz Meir.
63': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mavis Tchibota replaces Dean David.
69': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 3. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
73': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 4. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball.
77': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
77': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Ofri Arad replaces Ali Muhammad.
82': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Rafa.
82': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces David Neres.
85': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Sun Menachem replaces Pierre Cornud.
85': Mohammad Abu Fani (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 5. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a through ball.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva.
89': Sun Menachem (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 6. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho.
90'+3': Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 6.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Location: Haifa, Israel
Attendance: 30,464

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

BEN		HAI
6	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
57.3	Possession	42.7
17	SHOTS	10
10	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
537	Accurate Passes	366
606	Passes	447
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	52
51	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.8	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	6
15	Effective Tackles	19
27	Tackles	29
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	9
12	Effective Clearances	11
12	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Maccabi Haifa (4-3-3)

No.	Name
44	Josh Cohen (GK)
3	Sean Goldberg
30	Abdoulaye Seck
27	Pierre Cornud
22	Yosef Raz Meir
6	Neta Lavi
16	Mohammad Abu Fani
4	Mohamed Ali Camara
9	Frantzdy Pierrot
10	Tjaronn Chery
21	Dean David

Substitutes:

Sun Menachem, Maor Levi, Ofri Arad, Omer Atzili, Nikita Rukavytsya, Roei Mashpati, Inon Eliyahu, Mavis Tchibota, Rami Gershon, Roei Fuchs.

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
8	Fredrik Aursnes
61	Florentino Luís
88	Goncalo Ramos
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Substitutes:

João Victor, Diogo Gonçalves, Henrique Araújo, Lucas Verissimo, Mihailo Ristic, John Brooks, Chiquinho, Gilberto, Helton Leite, Paulo Bernardo, Rodrigo Pinho, Petar Musa.