BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Benfica didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. FC Barcelona was surely better in terms of ball possession (65%)​.

The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergey Karasev with the support of Igor Demeshko and Maksim Gavrilin. The 4th official was Kirill Levnikov. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 52.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 65% while Benfica was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Benfica shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (G. Pique). On the other side, Benfica received 4 yellow cards (A. Taarabt, O. Vlachodimos, J. Mario and A. Grimaldo).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 7 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Benfica will have 5 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

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

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.5), Ronald Araújo (7.8), Gerard Piqué (7.3), Clément Lenglet (7.0), Yusuf Demir (6.2), Sergio Busquets (8.1), Frenkie de Jong (7.3), Jordi Alba (6.6), Nicolás González (7.2), Gavi (7.1) and Memphis Depay (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Riqui Puig, Eric García (6.2), Óscar Mingueza, Alejandro Balde, Neto, Luuk de Jong, Samuel Umtiti, Iñaki Peña, Ousmane Dembélé (6.9), Sergiño Dest (6.6) and Philippe Coutinho.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of E. Garcia (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Y. Demir for O. Dembele (66′), C. Lenglet for S. Dest (86′) and R. Araujo for E. Garcia (87′).

Best player: Sergio Busquets​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Sergio Busquets.

His rating is (8.1) with 96 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17.

Benfica – Formation

Also Benfica adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos (7.2), André Almeida (7.0), Nicolás Otamendi (7.2), Jan Vertonghen (7.1), Gilberto (6.6), Julian Weigl (6.4), João Mário (6.7), Alejandro Grimaldo (6.6), Rafa Silva (6.1), Everton (6.6) and Roman Yaremchuk (6.6).

They had on the bench: Felipe Morato, Mile Svilar, Haris Seferović (7.0), Adel Taarabt (6.4), Pizzi (6.4), Valentino Lazaro (6.2), Gonçalo Ramos, Darwin Núñez (6.8), Gedson Fernandes, Helton Leite, Soualiho Meïté and Ferro.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: R. Yaremchuk for D. Nunez (59′), J. Mario for A. Taarabt (59′), Everton for Pizzi (70′), R. Silva for V. Lazaro (70′) and A. Grimaldo for H. Seferovic (81′).

Best player: Nicolás Otamendi​

The most impressive player for Benfica was Nicolás Otamendi.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Malmö FF – Zenit – 1-1
• Chelsea – Juventus – 4-0
• Lille – Salzburg – 1-0
• Sevilla – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0
• Young Boys – Atalanta – 3-3
• Villarreal – Manchester United – 0-2
• FC Barcelona – Benfica – 0-0
• Dynamo Kyiv – FC Bayern München – 1-2