Champions League: Benfica and Ajax draw 2-2 on Wednesday
LISBOA. Benfica manages to recover against Ajax with a goal on the D. Tadic 18' and a goal on the S. Haller 29'.
LISBOA. Benfica manages to recover against Ajax with a goal on the D. Tadic 18′ and a goal on the S. Haller 29′. Ajax couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Slavko Vinčić with the help of Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The 4th official was Rade Obrenović. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 60% while Benfica was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Ajax to win the match.
Benfica shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 3 yellow cards (D. Nunez, G. Ramos and R. Yaremchuk). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (N. Mazraoui, S. Berghuis and Antony).
After this match, Benfica will have 8 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Ajax will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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18'18'
D. Tadic
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23'23'
N. Mazraoui
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26'26'
S. Haller (OG)
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29'29'
S. Haller
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45'45'
S. Berghuis
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47'47'
D. Nunez
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49'49'
G. Ramos
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62'62'
R. Yaremchuk
Everton
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72'72'
R. Yaremchuk
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72'72'
R. Yaremchuk
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73'73'
D. Klaassen
R. Gravenberch
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73'73'
N. Tagliafico
D. Blind
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85'85'
P. Bernardo
A. Taarabt
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87'87'
Antony
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90'90'
V. Lazaro
D. Nunez
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90'90'
D. Goncalves
Gilberto
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90'90'
D. Rensch
N. Mazraoui
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Benfica will play away against Ajax on the 15th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Ajax (1 draw).
Ajax will host Benfica on the 15th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
Benfica and Ajax will play the return match on the at the Johan Cruijff Arena
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Gilberto , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Alejandro Grimaldo , Rafa Silva , Adel Taarabt , Julian Weigl , Everton , Gonçalo Ramos and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutes
Benfica made 4 changes: Everton for R. Yaremchuk (62′), A. Taarabt for P. Bernardo (85′), D. Nunez for V. Lazaro (90′) and Gilberto for D. Goncalves (90′).
Top player: Roman Yaremchuk
Probably the most impressive player in Benfica was Roman Yaremchuk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (73′), D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (73′) and N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (90′).
Top player: Dušan Tadić
Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Dušan Tadić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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