Spartak Moscow vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round 4 Aug 2021, 17:00
Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Otkrytiye Arena (Moskva) 👤 S. Jovanović

Match report

Benfica beat Spartak Moscow 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round on 4 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Benfica dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 15 shots to Spartak Moscow's 7.

The match was played at Otkrytiye Arena (Moskva), with S. Jovanović in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 7 - 15 On target 3 - 5 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 10 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Rafa Silva
Benfica · 1 goal
8 Gilberto 1 goal
8 Odysseas Vlachodimos 3 saves
8 Lucas Veríssimo 1 assist
7 Aleksandr Maksimenko 3 saves
First half vs second half
Benfica came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 4–9
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–4
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 3–0 1–5
Attacks 49–43 32–42
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
81 Attacks 85
57 Dangerous Attacks 73
4 On Target 5
4 Off Target 9
7 Shots Total 15
3 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 5
0 Shots Blocked 5
3 Shots Inside Box 14
4 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 13
4 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
40% Ball Possession 60%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
391 Passes Total 584
299 Passes Accurate 513
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Spartak Moscow · 4-1-4-1
98 A. Maksimenko
92 N. Rasskazov 2 S. Gigot 14 G. Dzhikiya 6 Ayrton
18 N. Umyarov
10 Z. Bakaev 47 R. Zobnin 4 J. Hendrix 11 J. Larsson
7 A. Sobolev
Benfica · 3-4-2-1
99 O. Vlachodimos
4 L. Veríssimo 30 N. Otamendi 5 J. Vertonghen
17 D. Gonçalves 20 J. Mário 28 J. Weigl 3 A. Grimaldo
21 Pizzi 27 R. Silva
14 H. Seferovic
Spartak Moscow
Coach
Rui Vitória
Substitutes
  • 32 Artem Rebrov
  • 27 Timur Akmurzin
  • 38 Andrey Eshchenko
  • 29 Ilya Kutepov
  • 56 Ilya Gaponov
  • 68 Ruslan Litvinov
  • 33 Alex Král
  • 8 Victor Moses
  • 17 Aleksandr Lomovitskiy
  • 22 Mikhail Ignatov
  • 9 Ezequiel Ponce
  • 77 Reziuan Mirzov
Benfica
Coach
Jorge Jesus
Substitutes
  • 77 Helton Leite
  • 91 Felipe Morato
  • 2 Gilberto
  • 31 Gil Dias
  • 83 Gedson Fernandes
  • 7 Everton
  • 11 Soualiho Meïté
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 49 Adel Taarabt
  • 88 Gonçalo Ramos
  • 95 Carlos Vinícius
  • 10 Luca Waldschmidt
Substitutions
  • 37' ↑ Gonçalo Ramos ↓ H. Seferović Benfica
  • 59' ↑ M. Ignatov ↓ R. Zobnin Spartak Moscow
  • 65' ↑ Gilberto ↓ Diogo Gonçalves Benfica
  • 65' ↑ Éverton ↓ Pizzi Benfica
  • 68' ↑ V. Moses ↓ Z. Bakaev Spartak Moscow
  • 77' ↑ A. Král ↓ J. Larsson Spartak Moscow
  • 78' ↑ E. Ponce ↓ J. Hendrix Spartak Moscow
  • 84' ↑ Gil Dias ↓ Álex Grimaldo Benfica
  • 84' ↑ A. Taarabt ↓ Rafa Silva Benfica
Cards
  • 33' A. Sobolev Spartak Moscow
  • 48' J. Vertonghen Benfica
  • 87' M. Ignatov Spartak Moscow
Head-to-head
Spartak Moscow 0 0 draws 2 Benfica
2021-08-10 Benfica vs Spartak Moscow 2 - 0
2021-08-04 Spartak Moscow vs Benfica 0 - 2
Recent form
Spartak Moscow D W W W D
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Spartak Moscow vs Benfica?
Spartak Moscow lost 0-2 against Benfica on 4 August 2021.
Who won Spartak Moscow vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 2-0.
Where was Spartak Moscow vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Otkrytiye Arena (Moskva).
Who had more possession in Spartak Moscow vs Benfica?
Benfica had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.