Benfica vs Napoli, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli secure top spot in group after victory at Benfica
Napoli secured top spot in Group B with a 2-1 victory at Benfica as both sides progressed into the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
- 2': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Allan is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
- 4': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 7': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 10': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Callejón.
- 11': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
- 12': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
- 15': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Offside, Napoli. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 21': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 21': Offside, Napoli. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Manolo Gabbiadini is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 24': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
- 24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Reina.
- 24': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 25': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nelsinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
- 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 32': Attempt missed. Nelsinho (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a headed pass.
- 34': Foul by Nelsinho (Benfica).
- 34': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 36': Hand ball by Raúl Jiménez (Benfica).
- 36': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik with a through ball.
- 37': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 42': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
- 43': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 44': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Marek Hamsik is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Napoli 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Benfica 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 48': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 48': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 51': Amadou Diawara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 56': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nelsinho.
- 58': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 59': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 59': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Goal! Benfica 0, Napoli 1. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a through ball.
- 62': Offside, Napoli. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Delay in match José Callejón (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by André Almeida.
- 67': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 68': Victor Lindelöf (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Benfica. André Carrillo replaces Franco Cervi.
- 70': Offside, Napoli. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Marek Hamsik.
- 73': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 73': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
- 77': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nelsinho.
- 79': Goal! Benfica 0, Napoli 2. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Kostas Mitroglou replaces Eduardo Salvio.
- 80': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
- 80': Luisão (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Hand ball by Marko Rog (Napoli).
- 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 83': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 84': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 85': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Napoli).
- 85': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 86': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nelsinho (Benfica).
- 86': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Goal! Benfica 1, Napoli 2. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 88': Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
- 88': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 89': Marko Rog (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 471 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 573 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 22 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,634
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,634
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 4 | Luisão |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 50 | Nélson Semedo |
| 21 | Pizzi  |
| 5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 22 | Franco Cervi |
| 18 | Eduardo Salvio |
| 20 | Goncalo Guedes |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 2 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 5 | Allan |
| 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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