UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2014-15 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Benfica
    FT
    0 - 0
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • Red Card 90': Ömer Toprak

    Bayer Leverkusen settle for second best after draw with Benfica

    Bayer Leverkusen settle for second best after draw with Benfica

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Benfica).
    • 4': Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Emir Spahic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 7': Foul by Derley (Benfica).
    • 7': Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Hand ball by Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Drmic.
    • 9': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by César.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Ola John (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lima.
    • 11': Lima (Benfica) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 13': Foul by Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 13': Loris Benito (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ola John (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Ola John (Benfica).
    • 15': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Josip Drmic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 16': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Offside, Benfica. Derley tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
    • 18': Josip Drmic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ömer Toprak.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 22': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Drmic tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by César.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Benfica).
    • 25': Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonzalo Castro.
    • 26': Sebastian Boenisch (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derley with a headed pass.
    • 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Emir Spahic.
    • 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ömer Toprak.
    • 28': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Castro is caught offside.
    • 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Pizzi.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Hilbert following a corner.
    • 32': Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 32': Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Lima (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Bebé (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Drmic tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
    • 36': Bryan Cristante (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 38': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Loris Benito (Benfica).
    • 40': Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Lima (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola John.
    • 43': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 43': Ola John (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Bebé (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Josip Drmic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Brandt replaces Robbie Kruse.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Josip Drmic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 57': Foul by Bebé (Benfica).
    • 57': Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Drmic.
    • 60': Bebé (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
    • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Anderson Talisca replaces Lima.
    • 67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ömer Toprak.
    • 69': Delay in match Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) because of an injury.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Heung-Min Son replaces Josip Drmic.
    • 71': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Heung-Min Son tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 73': Delay in match Emir Spahic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Anderson Talisca (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 76': Substitution, Benfica. Nélson Oliveira replaces Derley.
    • 77': Delay in match Anderson Talisca (Benfica) because of an injury.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Heung-Min Son is caught offside.
    • 80': César (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 82': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
    • 82': Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Bebé (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Sebastian Boenisch (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Stefan Kießling replaces Simon Rolfes.
    • 84': Foul by Emir Spahic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 84': Nélson Oliveira (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
    • 85': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Heung-Min Son.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Bebé (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira with a through ball.
    • 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Emir Spahic.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Lisandro López (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Attempt missed. César (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lisandro López following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Benfica. João Teixeira replaces Bebé.
    • 90': Bernd Leno (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Benfica).
    • 90': Foul by Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': João Teixeira (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Second yellow card to Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. João Teixeira (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Emir Spahic.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
    • 90'+4': Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Benfica).
    • 90'+5': Heung-Min Son (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    1 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    11 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 17,564

    Line-Ups

    BEN Benfica (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Artur Morães (GK)
    2 Lisandro López
    37 César
    24 Bryan Cristante Yellow Card
    23 Loris Benito
    34 André Almeida
    21 Pizzi
    15 Ola John
    32 Bebé
    11 Lima
    9 Derley
    Benfica Substitutes:
    João Teixeira, Sílvio, Nélson Oliveira, Jardel, Paulo Lopes, Goncalo Guedes, Anderson Talisca.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    5 Emir Spahic
    21 Ömer Toprak Yellow Card
    17 Sebastian Boenisch Yellow Card
    13 Roberto Hilbert
    27 Gonzalo Castro
    6 Simon Rolfes
    23 Robbie Kruse
    38 Karim Bellarabi
    9 Josip Drmic
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Vladlen Yurchenko, Tin Jedvaj, Julian Brandt, Son Heung-Min, Dario Kresic, Stefan Kiessling, Wendell.

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