UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 4-1 on aggregate
Barcelona
  • 11': Raphinha
  • 27': Lamine Yamal
  • 42': Raphinha
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 4-1 on aggregate
Benfica
  • 13': Nicolás Otamendi

Supreme Barcelona dispatch Benfica to reach Champions League quarters

Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal netted with a stunning strike as a superb Barcelona dismantled Benfica 3-1 in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 7': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
  • 9': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass.
  • 11': Goal! Barcelona 1, Benfica 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Benfica 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 15': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
  • 22': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 26': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 26': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Goal! Barcelona 2, Benfica 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 31': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 31': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 32': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 36': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 36': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 42': Goal! Barcelona 3, Benfica 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 43': VAR Decision: Goal Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (Raphinha).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
  • 46': Offside, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 48': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 56': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 56': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 60': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 63': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
  • 69': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
  • 69': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 70': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 70': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino.
  • 71': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 73': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gavi.
  • 78': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Dahl with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gavi.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 81': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Lamine Yamal.
  • 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
  • 83': Offside, Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Tomás Araújo.
  • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Iñigo Martínez.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 88': Hand ball by João Rêgo (Benfica).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
9 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 1
34.9 Possession 65.1
8 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 580
338 Passes 650
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
42 Long Balls 27
21 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 14
24 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 2
15 Effective Clearances 14
15 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,111

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
5 Iñigo Martínez
4 Ronald Araújo
3 Alejandro Balde
23 Jules Koundé
20 Dani Olmo
8 Pedri
21 Frenkie de Jong
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Raphinha
19 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Fermín López, Pau Víctor, Ferran Torres, Diego Kochen, Eric García, Marc Casadó, Gerard Martín, Hector Fort, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati, Gavi.

BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva Yellow Card
26 Samuel Dahl
44 Tomás Araújo
61 Florentino
10 Orkun Kökçü
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
21 Andreas Schjelderup
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
Benfica Substitutes:
Gonçalo Oliveira, Adrian Bajrami, Renato Sanches, Andrea Belotti, Gianluca Prestianni, Zeki Amdouni, Arthur Cabral, João Rêgo, Samuel Soares, Leandro Santos, Nuno Félix, Leandro Barreiro.

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