PORTO. Porto destroys Benfica 5-0 with goals of Wenderson Galeno (20′), Wenderson Galeno (44′), Wendell (55′), Pepê (75′) and Danny Namaso (90′). Porto was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the assistance of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.86 degrees Celsius or 53.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Porto was in firm control of the ball 63% while Benfica was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Porto shot 18 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Porto received 2 yellow cards (Nicolás González and Sérgio Marceneiro Conceição). On the opposite side, Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Nicolás Otamendi and Morato).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Porto has 52 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Benfica will stays with 58 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will play away with Portimonense on the 10th of March with a 19-1 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (0 draws).
Benfica will host Estoril on the 10th of March with a 19-0 head to head in favor of Benfica (3 draws).
Porto – Formation
Porto
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Porto adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Pepe , O. Ataide da Silva , Wendell , Alan Varela , Nicolás González , Francisco Conceição , Pepê , Wenderson Galeno and Evanilson .
The home team had on the bench: Fabio Cardoso, Stephen Eustáquio , Marko Grujić, Cláudio Ramos, Jorge Sánchez , Iván Jaime , Danny Namaso , Toni Martínez and Gonçalo Borges.
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Wenderson Galeno for Iván Jaime (82′), Nicolás González for Stephen Eustáquio (83′), João Mário for Jorge Sánchez (83′), Evanilson for Danny Namaso (83′) and Francisco Conceição for Toni Martínez (88′).
Player of the match: Wenderson Galeno
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Wenderson Galeno.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
Also Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Alexander Bah, Anatoliy Trubin , Fredrik Aursnes , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Morato , João Neves , João Mário , Ángel Di María , Rafa and Orkun Kökcü , Casper Tengstedt .
They had on the bench: David Neres , Álvaro Fernández , Arthur Cabral , Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser, Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida, Tomás Araújo , Tiago Gouveia and Florentino .
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: Ángel Di María for David Neres (57′), Morato for Álvaro Fernández (46′), Orkun Kökcü for Florentino (46′), Casper Tengstedt for Arthur Cabral (56′) and Rafa for Tomás Araújo (63′).
Player of the match: Ángel Di María
The player that probably impressed the most for Benfica was Ángel Di María.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Sporting CP – Farense – 3-2
- Porto – Benfica – 5-0
- Portimonense – Vizela – 0-0
- Casa Pia – Gil Vicente – 0-0
