KNOKKE-HEIST. Benfica conquers Club Brugge with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Mário (51′) and a goal from D. Neres (88′).
The match was played at the Complex Molenhoek stadium in Knokke-Heist on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the help of Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Daniele Chiffi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 4 Total 14
- 1 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 116 Attack 130
- 44 Dangerous attack 64
- 101 Ball safe 95
- 12 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Benfica had a strong ball possession 55% while Club Brugge was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the contest.
Club Brugge shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Benfica shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Denis Odoi and Kamal Sowah). On the opposite side, Benfica received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Otamendi).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this contest, Club Brugge will stay with 11 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will have 14 points like Paris Saint Germain to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Club Brugge will play away with Benfica on the 7th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (0 draws).
Benfica will host Club Brugge on the 7th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Benfica (0 draws).
Club Brugge and Benfica will play the return match on the at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
65'
9'
Club Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Jack Hendry , Brandon Mechele , Bjorn Meijer , Denis Odoi , Raphael Onyedika , Kamal Sowah , Hans Vanaken , Tajon Buchanan and Noa Lang .
The home team had on the bench: Josef Bursik, Mats Rits, Ferran Jutglà , Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa, Anga Dedryck Boyata, Casper Nielsen , Roman Yaremchuk, Loubadhe Abakar Sylla and Cisse Sandra.
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 3 changes: Denis Odoi for Marco Lund Nielsen (65′), Denis Odoi for David Neres (65′) and Kamal Sowah for Ferran Jutglà (79′).
Best player: Noa Lang
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Noa Lang.
His rating is with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 24. He performed 6 crosses.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
51'
Also Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Chiquinho , João Mário , Rafa Silva , Fredrik Aursnes and Gonçalo Ramos .
These were the players on the bench: Lucas Verissimo da Silva, Casper Tengstedt, Julian Draxler, David Neres , Gilberto Moraes Junior, Gonçalo Guedes , Petar Musa, Samuel Jumpe Soares, Andreas Schjelderup, João Pedro Gonçalves Neves, Felipe Rodrigues and Andre Nogueira Gomes.
Substitutions
Benfica made only 1 change substituting Gonçalo Ramos for Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (65′).
Best player: João Mário
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was João Mário.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea – 1-0
- Club Brugge – Benfica – 0-2
