FFO DPT, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Wed Apr 08)


                              Benfica  |  Barcelona
                            5-2-0-3 N  |  4-2-0-3-1 C
                                    -  |  HD King
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK A_Padilla
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF N_Ake
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF N_Sule
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF B_Wilmot
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                          M_Planus DF  |  DM A_Gray
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DM D_Zakaria
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  AM C_Nkunku
                           M_Mount FW  |  AM D_Szoboszlai
                          An_Silva FW  |  AM C_Bellamy
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW V_Osimhen
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB A_Bass
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB D_Llorente
                        B_Pedretti SUB |  SUB I_Soto
                         L_Martins SUB |  SUB D_de_Zeeuw
                          A_Correa SUB |  SUB C_D_Ketelaere




Min. 2  :(ben) E_Moretti flights the ball to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  But N_Sule wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 6  :(ben) K_Mainoo over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds Y_En_Nesyri though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  N_Sule with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(ben) K_Mainoo drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Mount 
          ...  But A_Gray clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(ben) W_Ndidi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Padilla 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 15 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai flicks it over H_Smolcic and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Szoboszlai! 
          ...  It's beaten Andrew 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 16 :(bca) D_Dumfries sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Bellamy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Moretti wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 22 :(ben) An_Silva finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Gray 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 22 :(bca) V_Osimhen hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  B_Wilmot latches onto it! 
          ...  B_Wilmot drives it low! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 23 :(bca) D_Dumfries breaks free from his marker 
          ...  Andrew with a nasty foul 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  V_Osimhen with the spot kick 
          ...  He sends Andrew the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Barcelona...
Min. 27 :(bca) V_Osimhen takes advantage of a mistake by M_Planus 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  V_Osimhen with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 29 :(ben) E_Moretti kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  An_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  An_Silva keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 29 :(bca) A_Gray is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to V_Osimhen 
          ...  H_Smolcic with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 30 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 32 :(ben) An_Silva runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by W_Ndidi 
          ...  It comes to M_Planus 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Padilla makes a difficult save 
Min. 36 :(bca) V_Osimhen finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Andrew bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  N_Sule hits it hard 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Zakaria 
          ...  N_Ake tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But Andrew just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 40 :(bca) V_Osimhen takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Jagielka 
          ...  V_Osimhen belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-2 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(ben) An_Silva beats N_Ake 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A well-placed shot from An_Silva! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 47 :(ben) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to E_Moretti 
          ...  E_Moretti shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla makes a fine save 
Min. 49 :(ben) An_Silva could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Wilmot 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 49 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai boots it towards C_Bellamy 
          ...  C_Bellamy tries the shot! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
Min. 51 :(bca) C_Bellamy with an inch perfect pass to N_Sule 
          ...  N_Sule blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  C_Nkunku flights it in! 
          ...  K_Mainoo wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 57 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Planus 
Min. 59 :(ben) H_Smolcic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Padilla watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Correa 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Mount 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Llorente 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Ake 
Min. 60 :(ben) K_Mainoo backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Correa gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Nkunku 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Moretti with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Padilla reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 60 :(bca) V_Osimhen slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  K_Mainoo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri searches out An_Silva 
          ...  A_Gray tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Moretti! 
          ...  A_Padilla catches it! 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 66 :(ben) An_Silva takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Jagielka 
          ...  B_Wilmot gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 70 :(ben) P_Jagielka is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the header! 
          ...  A_Padilla beats the ball away 
Min. 71 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: C_D_Ketelaere 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Osimhen 
Min. 74 :(ben) A_Correa runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Jagielka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Zakaria belts it clear 
Min. 75 :(bca) D_Dumfries with an inswinging cross to C_D_Ketelaere 
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(bca) N_Sule gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Bauer! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Sule with the shot on net! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gray dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_Bellamy gets a shot in 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 83 :(bca) D_Llorente with the dribble 
          ...  B_Pedretti is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Llorente sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Dumfries 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 90 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Jagielka with a nasty foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 90 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai is spitting at Andrew 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 94 :(ben) A_Correa knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Gray reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  An_Silva curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 93 :(bca) C_Bellamy finds himself in a good position 
          ...  C_Bellamy with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Andrew collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 97 :(ben) An_Silva with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  But D_Zakaria barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 98 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri beats A_Gray 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_Wilmot plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Padilla can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  An_Silva hits it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 100:(ben) A_Correa knocks the ball past B_Wilmot 
          ...  Now he crosses to An_Silva! 
          ...  An_Silva hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bauer plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Padilla catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 104:(bca) D_Llorente is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Wilmot 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 111:(ben) Y_En_Nesyri off the woodwork! 
          ...  An_Silva picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 112:(ben) M_Bauer with a probing through ball An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Padilla grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 112:(bca) C_D_Ketelaere with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Andrew dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Andrew catches it with ease 
Min. 115:(bca) C_D_Ketelaere knocks the ball past P_Jagielka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Bauer takes possession 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 118:(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Padilla! 
          ...  N_Sule hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  is it going to be RED or YELLOW???! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  An_Silva is coming forward
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Barcelona...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere is next to step up!
          ...  The keeper bats it away! 
          ...  What a save! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Barcelona...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  C_Nkunku is next to step up!
          ...  Down the middle and straight into the hands of Andrew!! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  A_Correa steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Padilla almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Barcelona...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  D_Szoboszlai is coming forward
          ...  Andrew tips it wide! He was very quick off his line there! 


          ...  Benfica win the penalty shootout!



*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mainoo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Jagielka (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Padilla (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , D_Szoboszlai (15)V_Osimhen (23 pen)
Sent Off             : N_Sule (118)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  28   1   1   1  26 | 129   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 | 129   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  38  18
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 | 129   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 | 129   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  21   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 | 129   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  17
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 | 129   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  42  15
M_Mount        FW   1   2  23  21  27 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 | 129   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  44  18
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  24  28 | 129   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  14
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  22   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   9

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Padilla      GK  27   1   1   1  21 | 129  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 103   0   0   0
N_Ake          DF   1  25  18  14  17 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
N_Sule         DF   1  24  18  13  29 | 127   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   1   0  36 -12  41
B_Wilmot       DF   1  23  16   6  21 | 129   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  24
D_Dumfries     DF   1  24  18   8  22 | 129   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  36   0
A_Gray         DM   1  19  21   4  26 | 129   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  84  15   0
D_Zakaria      DM   1  20  23  11  26 | 129   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Nkunku       AM   1  10  24  20  26 | 129   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Szoboszlai   AM   1   3  23  20  24 | 129   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  37  13  32
C_Bellamy      AM   1   5  17  20  28 | 129   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  36
V_Osimhen      FW   1   3  20  25  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  32
A_Bass         GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  20   8  26 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  22
I_Soto         DF   1  20  14  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_de_Zeeuw     MF   1  11  19  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_D_Ketelaere  FW   1   6  21  24  22 |  55   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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