LISBOA. FC Bayern München defeats Benfica 4-0 after playing a incredible match. L. Sane (70′), Everton (80′ own), R. Lewandowski (82′) and L. Sane (85′). FC Bayern München was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ovidiu Alin Hațegan with the help of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe. The 4th official was Marcel Bîrsan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Benfica

0 - 4

FC Bayern München

• ! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

• 7 Total 26
• 3 On Target 11
• 4 Off Target 15
• 0 Shots blocked 2

• 75 Attack 97
• 48 Dangerous attack 55
• 89 Ball safe​ 89

• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 3

Fouls

• 12 Total 11
• 2 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match.​

Benfica shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Benfica received 2 yellow cards (J. Mario and N. Otamendi). Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (L. Hernandez and D. Upamecano).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Benfica will host Dynamo Kyiv on the 8th of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (1 draw).

FC Bayern München will host FC Barcelona on the 8th of December with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (1 draw).

Benfica – Formation

Benfica

G

Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece

6.3

D

Jan Vertonghen 5.Belgium

6.1

D

Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina

6.2

45'

D

Lucas Veríssimo 4.Brazil

6.4

M

André Almeida 34.Portugal

6.8

40'

M

Álex Grimaldo 3.Spain

6.8

M

João Mário 20.Portugal

6.8

81' 51'

M

Julian Weigl 28.Germany

6.8

F

Rafa Silva 27.Portugal

6.8

81'

F

Roman Yaremchuk 15.Ukraine

6.2

76'

F

Darwin Nuñez 9.Uruguay

7.0

81'

Substitutes

G

Helton Leite 77.Brazil

D

Morato 91.Brazil

D

Gilberto 2.Brazil

D

Francisco Ferreira 97.Portugal

M

Soualiho Meïté 11.France

M

Paulo Bernardo 55.Portugal

M

Nemanja Radonjić 23.Serbia

M

Adel Taarabt 49.Morocco

6.2

81'

M

Pizzi 21.Portugal

6.2

81'

M

Diogo Gonçalves 17.Portugal

6.1

40'

F

Everton 7.Brazil

6.4

76'

F

Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal

6.2

81'

Benfica started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos (6.3), Lucas Veríssimo (6.4), Nicolás Otamendi (6.2), Jan Vertonghen (6.1), André Almeida (6.8), João Mário (6.8), Julian Weigl (6.8), Alejandro Grimaldo (6.8), Rafa Silva (6.8), Roman Yaremchuk (6.2) and Darwin Núñez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Soualiho Meïté, Paulo Bernardo, Everton (6.4), Gonçalo Ramos (6.2), Nemanja Radonjić, Helton Leite, Adel Taarabt (6.2), Felipe Morato, Gilberto, Pizzi (6.2), Ferro and Diogo Gonçalves (6.1).

Benfica could not rely on the presence of D. Goncalves (injured).

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: A. Almeida for D. Goncalves (40′), R. Yaremchuk for Everton (76′), J. Mario for A. Taarabt (81′), D. Nunez for G. Ramos (81′) and R. Silva for Pizzi (81′).

Best player: Darwin Núñez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Darwin Núñez.

His rating is (7.0) with 13 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München

G

Manuel Neuer 1.Germany

8.1

D

Niklas Süle 4.Germany

6.8

D

Lucas Hernández 21.France

7.4

86' 59'

D

Benjamin Pavard 5.France

7.1

66'

D

Dayot Upamecano 2.France

7.1

56'

M

Thomas Müller 25.Germany

6.6

77'

M

Kingsley Coman 11.France

7.5

86'

M

Leroy Sané 10.Germany

9.1

70', 85'

M

Marcel Sabitzer 18.Austria

6.5

86'

M

Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany

7.7

F

Robert Lewandowski 9.Poland

7.5

82'

Substitutes

G

Christian Früchtl 36.Germany

D

Nianzou Kouassi 23.France

D

Bouna Sarr 20.Guinea

D

Omar Richards 3.England

86'

D

Josip Stanisic 44.Germany

7.4

77'

M

Jamal Musiala 42.Germany

86'

M

Corentin Tolisso 24.France

86'

M

Marc Roca 22.Spain

F

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon

F

Serge Gnabry 7.Germany

7.1

66'

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

On the opposite side, Julian Nagelsmann played with: Manuel Neuer (8.1), Benjamin Pavard (7.1), Niklas Süle (6.8), Dayot Upamecano (7.1), Lucas Hernández (7.4), Joshua Kimmich (7.7), Marcel Sabitzer (6.5), Thomas Müller (6.6), Leroy Sané (9.1), Kingsley Coman (7.5) and Robert Lewandowski (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jamal Musiala, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Christian Früchtl, Corentin Tolisso, Tanguy Nianzou, Serge Gnabry (7.1), Bouna Sarr, Omar Richards, Josip Stanišić (7.4) and Marc Roca.

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: B. Pavard for S. Gnabry (66′), T. Muller for J. Stanisic (77′), K. Coman for J. Musiala (86′), L. Hernandez for O. Richards (86′) and M. Sabitzer for C. Tolisso (86′).

Best player: Leroy Sané​

The most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Leroy Sané.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 36 passes (91% accurate) and 3 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.​

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