FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Fri Feb 20) Benfica | Barcelona 5-2-1-1-1 C | 5-2-0-2-1 C Gary Windebank Caretaker | HD King | Andrew GK | GK A_Padilla R_Semedo DF | DF N_Ake E_Moretti DF | DF D_Dumfries J_Vestergaard DF | DF B_Wilmot P_Jagielka DF | DF D_Llorente M_Bauer DF | DF N_Sule W_Ndidi DM | DM D_Zakaria K_Mainoo DM | AM D_Szoboszlai B_Pedretti MF | AM C_Nkunku M_Mount AM | DM A_Gray Y_En_Nesyri FW | FW C_D_Ketelaere | S_Mandanda SUB | SUB A_Bass M_Planus SUB | SUB I_Soto A_Omobamidele SUB | SUB D_de_Zeeuw L_Martins SUB | SUB P_Benat C_Tengstedt SUB | SUB V_Osimhen Min. 1 :(ben) J_Vestergaard stamps on A_Gray's foot! ... The Referee has seen it! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 1 :(ben) M_Mount with a measured pass to Y_En_Nesyri ... N_Sule muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 5 :(ben) K_Mainoo runs at the defence ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Zakaria ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Jagielka flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Padilla Min. 5 :(ben) M_Bauer shoves D_Dumfries in the chest!! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 7 :(bca) D_Llorente looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Zakaria ... D_Zakaria with the side footed shot! ... Andrew parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 13 :(bca) D_Dumfries chips the ball over the defence and finds C_D_Ketelaere ... J_Vestergaard slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 21 :(bca) N_Ake looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... D_Zakaria receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Y_En_Nesyri takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... HD King looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 25 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere with a penetrating pass to C_Nkunku ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Mainoo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 31 :(ben) R_Semedo leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Mainoo ... D_Zakaria bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 35 :(ben) M_Bauer slips past N_Ake ... M_Bauer drives the shot in! ... A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(ben) E_Moretti changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_En_Nesyri ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Y_En_Nesyri! ... It looks good ... A_Padilla is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Semedo ... C_Nkunku with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Barcelona Min. 47 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with a penetrating pass to N_Sule ... N_Sule is clean through! ... He tries to take it round Andrew ... He tries to beat Andrew ... Andrew pulls off a save!! Min. 48 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere with the deft touch ... He takes it past W_Ndidi ... He knocks it to N_Sule! ... But E_Moretti puts it in row Z! Min. 53 :(bca) N_Sule is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to N_Ake ... E_Moretti with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 54 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: V_Osimhen ... COMING OFF: C_Nkunku Min. 54 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to D_Zakaria ... D_Zakaria with a little chip! ... Andrew was lucky there Min. 55 :(bca) N_Ake with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Bauer ... M_Mount fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 59 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes advantage of a mistake by D_Zakaria ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Gray wins the ball Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Planus ... COMING OFF: R_Semedo Min. 60 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 62 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: I_Soto ... COMING OFF: N_Sule Min. 62 :(bca) A_Gray brings it under control ... He takes on B_Pedretti ... He gets past him! ... He puts in V_Osimhen! ... V_Osimhen tries to catch the keeper out! ... Andrew watches it sail safely wide! Min. 63 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: A_Omobamidele ... COMING OFF: M_Bauer Min. 66 :(ben) M_Mount holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... I_Soto takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 66 :(ben) J_Vestergaard with a byline cross to M_Mount ... V_Osimhen takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 69 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere with a reverse pass to V_Osimhen ... But M_Planus wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 70 :(ben) K_Mainoo barges N_Ake off the ball ... A_Gray takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK ... J_Vestergaard floats it forward ... K_Mainoo latches onto the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Soto ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Pedretti hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to M_Planus ... He gets the shot away ... But A_Padilla punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 72 :(bca) V_Osimhen sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Gray ... Y_En_Nesyri scythes the player down! Min. 84 :(bca) D_Llorente with an amazing show of skill to get past W_Ndidi ... He crosses to C_D_Ketelaere ... C_D_Ketelaere with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 87 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on Andrew! ... E_Moretti hacks him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Vestergaard Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Bauer (5), E_Moretti (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Zakaria (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Sule (1), V_Osimhen (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 3 | 5 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 4 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 E_Moretti DF 1 21 16 13 20 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 18 -2 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 P_Jagielka DF 1 22 16 10 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bauer DF 1 20 14 5 32 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 25 W_Ndidi DM 1 18 23 5 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 19 22 15 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 20 5 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mount AM 1 2 23 21 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 S_Mandanda GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Planus DF 1 20 13 13 27 | 32 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 19 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 29 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 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Padilla GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 25 18 14 17 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 24 18 8 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 22 16 6 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 23 20 8 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 N_Sule DF 1 24 17 13 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 17 D_Zakaria DM 1 20 23 11 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 42 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 23 19 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 C_Nkunku AM 1 10 24 19 26 | 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gray DM 1 19 21 4 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 0 C_D_Ketelaere FW 1 6 21 24 22 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 6 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Soto DF 1 20 14 14 24 | 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 D_de_Zeeuw MF 1 11 19 14 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Benat AM 1 11 19 17 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 19 25 27 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3 1771614576 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40