Ajax vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 15 Mar 2022, 20:00
Ajax
Ajax
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam) 👤 Carlos del Cerro Round Round of 16

Match report

Benfica edged past Ajax 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 on 15 March 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Ajax dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 16 shots to Benfica's 4.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam), with Carlos del Cerro in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 69% - 31% Shots 16 - 4 On target 2 - 1 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 13 - 11 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Lisandro Martínez
Ajax · 124 passes (87% accurate)
8 Ryan Gravenberch captained the side
8 Edson Álvarez captained the side
8 Gilberto captained the side
8 Alejandro Grimaldo 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–1 7–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 0–1
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 7–3 3–1
Attacks 76–30 71–34
Match statistics
37 Throw In 14
13 Free Kick 17
2 Goal Kick 18
3 Substitution 5
147 Attacks 64
119 Dangerous Attacks 25
2 On Target 1
14 Off Target 3
16 Shots Total 4
2 Shots On Goal 1
11 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 0
11 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 0
13 Fouls 11
10 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
69% Ball Possession 31%
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 2
596 Passes Total 278
503 Passes Accurate 180
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-2-3-1
24 A. Onana
12 N. Mazraoui 2 J. Timber 21 L. Martínez 17 D. Blind
8 R. Gravenberch 4 E. Álvarez
11 Antony 23 S. Berghuis 10 D. Tadic
22 S. Haller
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
99 O. Vlachodimos
2 Gilberto 30 N. Otamendi 5 J. Vertonghen 3 A. Grimaldo
49 A. Taarabt 28 J. Weigl
27 R. Silva 88 G. Ramos 7 Everton
9 D. Núñez
Ajax
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 51 Charlie Setford
  • 33 Przemyslaw Tyton
  • 15 Devyne Rensch
  • 3 Perr Schuurs
  • 31 Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 30 Mohammed Daramy
  • 25 Kenneth Taylor
  • 19 Zakaria Labyad
  • 20 Mohammed Kudus
  • 6 Davy Klaassen
  • 18 Brian Brobbey
  • 9 Danilo
Benfica
Coach
Nelson Veríssimo
Substitutes
  • 77 Helton Leite
  • 91 Felipe Morato
  • 34 André Almeida
  • 17 Diogo Gonçalves
  • 11 Soualiho Meïté
  • 22 Valentino Lazaro
  • 31 Gil Dias
  • 20 João Mário
  • 23 Nemanja Radonjic
  • 55 Paulo Bernardo
  • 39 Henrique Araújo
  • 15 Roman Yaremchuk
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Meïté ↓ A. Taarabt Benfica
  • 72' ↑ R. Yaremchuk ↓ Éverton Benfica
  • 81' ↑ D. Klaassen ↓ S. Berghuis Ajax
  • 81' ↑ B. Brobbey ↓ E. Álvarez Ajax
  • 81' ↑ Diogo Gonçalves ↓ D. Núñez Benfica
  • 90+6' ↑ M. Kudus ↓ J. Timber Ajax
  • 90+1' ↑ Paulo Bernardo ↓ Gonçalo Ramos Benfica
  • 90+1' ↑ V. Lazaro ↓ Gilberto Benfica
Cards
  • 67' G. Ramos Benfica
  • 83' J. Timber Ajax
  • 90+4' D. Blind Ajax
  • 90+4' R. Gravenberch Ajax
Head-to-head
Ajax 0 1 draws 1 Benfica
2022-03-15 Ajax vs Benfica 0 - 1
2022-02-23 Benfica vs Ajax 2 - 2
Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs Benfica?
Ajax lost 0-1 against Benfica on 15 March 2022.
Who won Ajax vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 1-0.
Where was Ajax vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
Who had more possession in Ajax vs Benfica?
Ajax had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.