Champions League: Benfica conquers Juventus 4-3
LISBOA. Benfica had a close win over Juventus.
LISBOA. Benfica had a narrow win over Juventus. Benfica took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Srđan Jovanović who had the assistance of Uroš Stojković and Milan Mihajlović. The 4th official was Momčilo Marković. The weather was foggy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 56% while Juventus was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the encounter.
Benfica shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Juventus shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 1 yellow card (E. Fernandez). On the other side, Juventus received 1 yellow card (Danilo).
After this match, Benfica will have 8 points like Paris Saint Germain to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Juventus will stay with 3 points like Maccabi Haifa to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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18'18'
A. Silva
E. Fernandez
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21'21'
M. Kean
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28'28'
Joao Mario (Penalty)
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35'35'
Rafa Silva
Joao Mario
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46'46'
A. Milik
M. Kean
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51'51'
Rafa Silva
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60'60'
Alex Sandro
L. Bonucci
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60'60'
F. Miretti
J. Cuadrado
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62'62'
Danilo
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70'70'
M. Soule
D. Vlahovic
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70'70'
S. Iling
F. Kostic
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77'77'
A. Milik
S. Iling
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79'79'
W. McKennie
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81'81'
Gilberto
A. Bah
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84'84'
E. Fernandez
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87'87'
P. Musa
Rafa Silva
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87'87'
D. Neres
G. Ramos
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90'90'
Chiquinho
Joao Mario
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Benfica will play away against Maccabi Haifa on the 2nd of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (0 draws).
Juventus will host Paris Saint Germain on the 2nd of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (0 draws).
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Enzo Fernández , João Mário , Rafa Silva , Fredrik Aursnes and Gonçalo Ramos .
Substitutes
Benfica made 4 changes: A. Bah for Gilberto (81′), Rafa Silva for P. Musa (87′), G. Ramos for D. Neres (87′) and Joao Mario for Chiquinho (90′).
Top player: Rafa Silva
The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was Rafa Silva.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.Juventus: Formation and Lineups
Juventus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Massimiliano Allegri played with: Wojciech Szczęsny , Federico Gatti , Leonardo Bonucci , Danilo , Juan Cuadrado , Weston McKennie , Manuel Locatelli , Adrien Rabiot , Filip Kostić , Dušan Vlahović and Moise Kean .
Substitutes
Juventus made 5 changes: M. Kean for A. Milik (46′), L. Bonucci for Alex Sandro (60′), J. Cuadrado for F. Miretti (60′), D. Vlahovic for M. Soule (70′) and F. Kostic for S. Iling (70′).
Top player: Samuel Iling
The player who no doubt impressed Juventus the most was Samuel Iling.
His rating is
with 4 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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