Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
UEFA Champions League · · League Stage - 7
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Benfica 4-5 Barcelona.
Managers: Bruno Lage (Benfica) · H. Flick (Barcelona)
Match facts
- Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Benfica plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: D. Makkelie
- Round: League Stage - 7
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 2' V. Pavlidis for Benfica (assist Álvaro Fernández)
- 13' R. Lewandowski for Barcelona — Penalty
- 22' V. Pavlidis for Benfica
- 30' V. Pavlidis for Benfica — Penalty
- 64' Raphinha for Barcelona
- 68' R. Araújo for Benfica — Own Goal
- 78' R. Lewandowski for Barcelona — Penalty
- 86' E. Garcia for Barcelona (assist Pedri)
- 90+6' Raphinha for Barcelona (assist Ferran Torres)
Bookings
- -5' Arthur Cabral — Red Card
- 36' Gavi — Yellow Card
- 66' J. Kounde — Yellow Card
- 76' Álvaro Fernández — Yellow Card
- 90+8' Fermín — Yellow Card
- 90+4' F. de Jong — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Benfica — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1 · A. Trubin (G)
- 3 · Álvaro Fernández (D)
- 4 · António Silva (D)
- 8 · F. Aursnes (M)
- 10 · O. Kökçü (M)
- 14 · V. Pavlidis (F)
- 17 · K. Aktürkoğlu (F)
- 21 · A. Schjelderup (F)
- 30 · N. Otamendi (D)
- 44 · Tomás Araújo (D)
- 61 · Florentino (M)
Substitutes
- 6 · A. Bah (D)
- 7 · Z. Amdouni (F)
- 9 · Arthur Cabral (F)
- 11 · Á. Di María (M)
- 18 · Leandro Barreiro (M)
- 24 · Samuel Soares (G)
- 25 · G. Prestianni (F)
- 32 · B. Rollheiser (F)
- 37 · J. Beste (D)
- 60 · Nuno Félix (M)
- 81 · A. Bajrami (D)
- 84 · João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo (M)
Barcelona — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · Pau Cubarsí Paredes (D)
- 3 · A. Balde (D)
- 4 · R. Araújo (D)
- 6 · Gavi (M)
- 8 · Pedri (M)
- 9 · R. Lewandowski (F)
- 11 · Raphinha (M)
- 17 · M. Casado (M)
- 19 · Lamine Yamal (M)
- 23 · J. Kounde (D)
- 25 · W. Szczęsny (G)
Substitutes
- 7 · Ferran Torres (F)
- 10 · A. Fati (F)
- 13 · Iñaki Peña (G)
- 14 · Pablo Torre (M)
- 15 · A. Christensen (D)
- 16 · Fermín (M)
- 18 · Pau Victor (F)
- 21 · F. de Jong (M)
- 24 · E. Garcia (D)
- 31 · D. Kochen (G)
- 32 · H. Fort (D)
- 35 · Gerard Martín (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Benfica: WWDWL · 10 pts from 5 · 12-4
- Barcelona: DWWWL · 10 pts from 5 · 14-6
Head-to-head
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