SCHWABMüNCHEN. FC Bayern München demolishes Benfica 5-2 with goals of R. Lewandowski (26′), S. Gnabry (32′), L. Sane (49′), R. Lewandowski (61′) and R. Lewandowski (84′). On the opposite side, Benfica scored with ​ Morato (38′), D. Nunez (74′). FC Bayern München was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

R. Lewandowski missed a penalty (45′) for FC Bayern München.​

The match was played at the Domus Regiobau Arena stadium in Schwabmünchen on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 50,000 spectators.​ The referee was Szymon Marciniak with the help of Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Tomasz Musial. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Bayern München

5 - 2

Benfica

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 24 Total 7
  • 12 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 131 Attack 77
  • 70 Dangerous attack 25
  • 83 Ball safe 64
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a superior ball possession 65% while Benfica was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match​.

FC Bayern München shot 24 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (D. Upamecano and T. Nianzou). Talking about the opposition, Benfica received 1 yellow card (Lucas Verissimo).

Match Timeline

16'
26'
Serge Gnabry(goal)R. Lewandowski
32'
38'
Morato(goal)A. Grimaldo
45'
45'
Leroy Sané(goal)A. Davies
49'
Dayot Upamecano- Yellow
51'
61'
64'
64'
Rafa- sub ->Pizzi
64'
Jamal Musiala- sub ->K. Coman
64'
64'
69'
72'
Thomas Müller- sub ->L. Sane
72'
74'
77'
77'
84'
Bouna Sarr - sub ->S. Gnabry
85'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
12
6
Paris Saint Germain
11
6
RB Leipzig
7
6
Club Brugge
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
18
6
Atlético Madrid
7
6
Porto
5
6
Milan
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
18
6
Sporting CP
9
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Beşiktaş
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
15
6
Inter
10
6
Sheriff
7
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
2
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Benfica
8
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Dynamo Kyiv
1
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester United
11
6
Villarreal
10
6
Atalanta
6
6
Young Boys
5
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
11
6
Salzburg
10
6
Sevilla
6
6
VfL Wolfsburg
5
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juventus
15
6
Chelsea
13
6
Zenit
5
6
Malmö FF
1
6

After playing this match, FC Bayern München will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Benfica will stay with 4 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, FC Bayern München will host FC Barcelona on the 8th of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (1 draw).

Benfica will host Dynamo Kyiv on the 8th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Benfica (1 draw).

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
6.3
D
Benjamin Pavard 5.France
6.9
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
6.5
51'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.6
64'
D
Tanguy Nianzou 23.France
6.2
69'
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
7.9
M
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
7.1
85' 32'
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
7.2
72'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
7.9
64'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
8.3
72' 49'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
10.0
26', 61', 84'
Substitutes
G
Christian Früchtl 36.Germany
D
O. Richards 3.England
6.8
64'
D
Bouna Sarr 20.Senegal
6.3
85'
D
Josip Stanisic 44.Croatia
M
Corentin Tolisso 24.France
M
Marc Roca 22.Spain
M
Michaël Cuisance 17.France
M
Marcel Sabitzer 18.Austria
6.2
72'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
6.3
64'
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
6.8
72'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dino Toppmöller decided to play with the following team: Manuel Neuer (6.3), Benjamin Pavard (6.9), Dayot Upamecano (6.5), Tanguy Nianzou (6.2), Alphonso Davies (7.6), Leon Goretzka (7.9), Joshua Kimmich (7.2), Kingsley Coman (7.9), Serge Gnabry (7.1), Leroy Sané (8.3) and Robert Lewandowski (10.0).

The home team had on the bench: Corentin Tolisso, Thomas Müller (6.8), Omar Richards (6.8), Marc Roca, Michaël Cuisance, Christian Früchtl, Bouna Sarr (6.3), Marcel Sabitzer (6.2), Jamal Musiala (6.3) and Josip Stanišić.

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: K. Coman for J. Musiala (64′), A. Davies for O. Richards (64′), J. Kimmich for M. Sabitzer (72′), L. Sane for T. Muller (72′) and S. Gnabry for B. Sarr (85′).

Best player: Leroy Sané​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Leroy Sané.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece
7.2
D
Jan Vertonghen 5.Belgium
6.1
D
Lucas Veríssimo 4.Brazil
6.3
45'
D
Morato 91.Brazil
7.0
38'
M
Gilberto 2.Brazil
7.1
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 3.Spain
6.6
77'
M
Soualiho Meïté 11.France
6.2
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
7.3
77'
F
Pizzi 21.Portugal
6.6
64'
F
Roman Yaremchuk 15.Ukraine
6.7
64'
F
Everton 7.Brazil
6.3
64'
Substitutes
G
Mile Svilar 1.Serbia
G
Helton Leite 77.Brazil
D
Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina
D
Ferro 97.Portugal
M
Julian Weigl 28.Germany
M
Paulo Bernardo 55.Portugal
6.2
77'
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
6.4
64'
M
Nemanja Radonjic 23.Serbia
M
Diogo Gonçalves 17.Portugal
5.9
64'
M
Gedson Fernandes 83.Portugal
F
Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal
6.4
77'
F
Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay
7.1
64' 74'

Benfica started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Regarding the opposition, Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos (7.2), Lucas Veríssimo (6.3), Jan Vertonghen (6.1), Felipe Morato (7.0), Gilberto (7.1), Soualiho Meïté (6.2), João Mário (7.3), Alejandro Grimaldo (6.6), Pizzi (6.6), Everton (6.3) and Roman Yaremchuk (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Nicolás Otamendi, Julian Weigl, Gonçalo Ramos (6.4), Paulo Bernardo (6.2), Rafa Silva (6.4), Mile Svilar, Nemanja Radonjić, Diogo Gonçalves (5.9), Gedson Fernandes, Darwin Núñez (7.1), Helton Leite and Ferro.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: R. Yaremchuk for D. Nunez (64′), Pizzi for R. Silva (64′), Everton for D. Goncalves (64′), A. Grimaldo for G. Ramos (77′) and J. Mario for P. Bernardo (77′).

Best player: João Mário​

The player that probably impressed the most for Benfica was João Mário.

His rating is (7.3) with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​