Barcelona vs Benfica 3-1 — UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 24/25

Barcelona

3–1

Benfica

Tue 11 Mar·11:45·Round of 16·Barcelona won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

1Corners6
0Cards1
20Shots8
6Shots on target2
4Fouls8
15Throw-ins16
3Offsides9
5Goal kicks8
1Saves3
19Tackles24
2Interceptions10
14Dribbles7

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Match statistics

Barcelona and Benfica match statistics, ft
Barcelona	Statistic	Benfica
Overview
1	Corner kicks	6
0	Yellow cards	1
20	Total shots	8
6	Shots on target	2
4	Fouls	8
15	Throw-ins	16
3	Offsides	9
5	Goal kicks	8
1	Goalkeeper saves	3
19	Tackles	24
2	Interceptions	10
14	Dribbles	7
65	Ball possession	35
2.52	Expected goals (xG)	0.74
8	Free kicks	4
4	Big chances	2
650	Passes	338
580	Accurate passes	265
Shots
5	Blocked shots	3
13	Shots inside box	5
9	Shots off target	3
7	Shots outside box	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
3	Big chances missed	1
31	Touches in penalty area	18
4	Fouled in final third	0
3	Offsides	9
Passing
4	Accurate crosses	3
15	Throw-ins	16
43	Final third entries	40
12	Accurate long balls	21
Duels
55%	Duels won (%)	45%
14	Dribbles	7
7	Dispossessed	5
13%	Aerial duels (%)	8%
40%	Ground duels (%)	35%
Defending
14	Clearances	15
14%	Tackles won (%)	13%
2	Interceptions	10
52	Ball recoveries	51
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	3
-0.05	Goals prevented	-1.15
5	Goal kicks	8
1	High claims	1
Non-penalty expected goals
2.5	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.8

Barcelona and Benfica match statistics, h1
Barcelona	Statistic	Benfica
Overview
0	Corner kicks	2
0	Yellow cards	0
12	Total shots	1
6	Shots on target	1
8	Throw-ins	5
2	Offsides	3
3	Goal kicks	3
0	Goalkeeper saves	3
6	Tackles	15
1	Interceptions	3
12	Dribbles	2
67	Ball possession	33
1.34	Expected goals (xG)	0.41
4	Free kicks	2
3	Big chances	1
323	Passes	158
291	Accurate passes	117
Shots
2	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside box	1
4	Shots off target	0
6	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
2	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	0
2	Offsides	3
Passing
2	Accurate crosses	0
8	Throw-ins	5
28	Final third entries	22
7	Accurate long balls	8
Duels
60%	Duels won (%)	40%
12	Dribbles	2
6	Dispossessed	1
8%	Aerial duels (%)	1%
22%	Ground duels (%)	19%
Defending
4	Clearances	6
3%	Tackles won (%)	8%
1	Interceptions	3
28	Ball recoveries	29
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	3
3	Goal kicks	3

Barcelona and Benfica match statistics, h2
Barcelona	Statistic	Benfica
Overview
1	Corner kicks	4
0	Yellow cards	1
8	Total shots	7
0	Shots on target	1
7	Throw-ins	11
1	Offsides	6
2	Goal kicks	5
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
13	Tackles	9
1	Interceptions	7
2	Dribbles	5
64	Ball possession	36
1.17	Expected goals (xG)	0.33
4	Free kicks	2
1	Big chances	1
327	Passes	180
289	Accurate passes	148
Shots
3	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside box	4
5	Shots off target	3
1	Shots outside box	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	1
3	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	6
Passing
2	Accurate crosses	3
7	Throw-ins	11
15	Final third entries	18
5	Accurate long balls	13
Duels
50%	Duels won (%)	50%
2	Dribbles	5
1	Dispossessed	4
5%	Aerial duels (%)	7%
18%	Ground duels (%)	16%
Defending
10	Clearances	9
11%	Tackles won (%)	5%
1	Interceptions	7
24	Ball recoveries	22
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	0
2	Goal kicks	5

Line-ups

Barcelona4-2-3-1

25Szczęsny6.8 3Balde7.7 4Araújo6.6 5Martínez6.6 23Koundé7.9 8Pedri7.3 20Olmo7.1 21Jong6.8 9Lewandowski6.4 11Raphinha9.3 19Yamal8.8

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Bench

Benfica4-3-3

1Trubin6.1 4Silva7.1 26Dahl6.6 30Otamendi8.2 44Araújo6.6 8Aursnes6.6 10Kökçü6.0 61Luís6.8 14Pavlidis6.6 17Aktürkoğlu6.8 21Schjelderup6.3

Player roles only · exact formation positions unavailable

Bench

Shot map

Barcelona20 shots · 6 on target · 3 goals · 2.54 xG

Benfica8 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.76 xG

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Player ratings

Barcelona15 rated

9.311Raphinha90′2G1A
7.923Jules Koundé90′
7.73Alejandro Balde90′1A
7.38Pedri90′
6.825Wojciech Szczęsny90′
6.64Ronald Araújo90′
6.65Iñigo Martínez87′
8.819Lamine Yamal82′1G1A
6.821Frenkie de Jong81′
7.120Dani Olmo70′
6.49Robert Lewandowski70′
7.17Ferran Torres20′
6.46Gavi20′
6.717Marc Casadó9′
6.816Fermín López8′

Benfica16 rated

8.230Nicolás Otamendi90′1G
7.14António Silva90′
6.614Vangelis Pavlidis90′
6.68Fredrik Aursnes90′
6.626Samuel Dahl90′
6.11Anatoliy Trubin90′
6.644Tomás Araújo84′
6.861Florentino Luís70′
6.010Orkun Kökçü70′
6.817Kerem Aktürkoğlu56′
6.321Andreas Schjelderup56′
6.385Renato Sanches34′
6.07Zeki Amdouni34′
6.619Andrea Belotti20′
6.318Leandro Barreiro20′
6.684João Rêgo9′

Player statistics

Barcelona

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
11RaphinhaForward	90′	9.3	2	1	3	0.53	32/36	2	4/11	1
23Jules KoundéDefender	90′	7.9					58/60	2	5/5	3
3Alejandro BaldeDefender	90′	7.7		1			55/61	2	8/13	1
8PedriMidfielder	90′	7.3			1	0.03	84/88	3	7/11	5
25Wojciech SzczęsnyGoalkeeper	90′	6.8					33/38				1
4Ronald AraújoDefender	90′	6.6			1	0.08	69/74		7/11	5
5Iñigo MartínezDefender	87′	6.6					85/100		4/6	1
19Lamine YamalForward	82′	8.8	1	1	5	0.29	25/37	2	7/16	2
21Frenkie de JongMidfielder	81′	6.8			1	0.55	76/79	1	0/2
20Dani OlmoMidfielder	70′	7.1			2	0.27	34/40	1	2/4
9Robert LewandowskiForward	70′	6.4			2	0.20	13/17	1	3/8
7Ferran TorresForward	20′	7.1			2	0.18	4/4		3/4
6GaviMidfielder	20′	6.4			1	0.04	6/7		1/3
17Marc CasadóMidfielder	9′	6.7			2	0.24	1/1		1/1	1
16Fermín LópezMidfielder	8′	6.8					0/1		1/1
24Eric GarcíaDefender	3′	—					5/7
10Ansu FatiForward	—	—
31Diego KochenGoalkeeper	—	—
35Gerard MartínDefender	—	—
32Héctor FortDefender	—	—
13Iñaki PeñaGoalkeeper	—	—
14Pablo TorreMidfielder	—	—
18Pau VíctorForward	—	—

Benfica

Player	Min	Rtg	G	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
30Nicolás OtamendiDefender	90′	8.2	1	1	0.39	30/37	1	6/9	3
4António SilvaDefender	90′	7.1		1	0.03	33/39		6/9	1
14Vangelis PavlidisForward	90′	6.6		1	0.12	23/30	1	2/14
8Fredrik AursnesMidfielder	90′	6.6				31/38	1	6/12	2
26Samuel DahlDefender	90′	6.6		2	0.05	22/29	2	8/10	7
1Anatoliy TrubinGoalkeeper	90′	6.1				16/24		1/1		3
44Tomás AraújoDefender	84′	6.6				33/40		2/6	2
61Florentino LuísMidfielder	70′	6.8				18/25		6/13	6
10Orkun KökçüMidfielder	70′	6.0				16/21		1/3	1
17Kerem AktürkoğluForward	56′	6.8				10/15		1/1
21Andreas SchjelderupForward	56′	6.3				9/14		2/7	2
85Renato SanchesMidfielder	34′	6.3		1	0.06	13/14		1/4
7Zeki AmdouniForward	34′	6.0		1	0.04	6/6	1	1/4
19Andrea BelottiForward	20′	6.6						0/2
18Leandro BarreiroMidfielder	20′	6.3		1	0.03	5/6		0/1
84João RêgoMidfielder	9′	6.6
81Adrian BajramiDefender	—	—
9Arthur CabralForward	—	—
25Gianluca PrestianniForward	—	—
64Gonçalo OliveiraDefender	—	—
71Leandro SantosDefender	—	—
60Nuno FélixMidfielder	—	—
24Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper	—	—

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Home shape: 4-2-3-1
Away shape: 4-3-3

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CompetitionUEFA Champions League Home teamBarcelona Away teamBenfica RefereeFrançois Letexier

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