Benfica vs Barcelona

UEFA Champions League - League Stage 21 Jan 2025, 20:00
Benfica
Benfica
4–5
HT 3–1
FULL TIME
Barcelona
Barcelona
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 D. Makkelie Round 7

Match report

Barcelona edged past Benfica 5-4 in the UEFA Champions League - League Stage on 21 January 2025. It was 3-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Barcelona dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 22 shots to Benfica's 10.

A. Cabral was sent off in the 90+8th minute.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 3-1 Possession 25% - 75% Shots 10 - 22 On target 5 - 11 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 9 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Vangelis Pavlidis
Benfica · 3 goals
9 Raphinha 2 goals
9 Pedri 1 assist
8 Robert Lewandowski 2 goals
8 Eric García 1 goal
First half vs second half
Barcelona came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 5–15
Shots On Goal 3–3 2–8
Ball Possession 26–74 —
Corners 1–1 1–5
Attacks 24–84 31–84
Match statistics
2 Corners 6
1 Penalty 2
5 Substitution 5
55 Attacks 168
18 Dangerous Attacks 96
5 On Target 11
5 Off Target 11
10 Shots Total 22
5 Shots On Goal 11
1 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 5
9 Shots Inside Box 12
1 Shots Outside Box 10
9 Fouls 9
2 Corners 6
5 Offsides 1
25% Ball Possession 75%
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2
248 Passes Total 731
177 Passes Accurate 659
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-3-3
1 A. Trubin
44 T. Araújo 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 3 Á. Carreras
8 F. Aursnes 61 F. Luís 10 O. Kökçü
17 K. Aktürkoğlu 14 V. Pavlidis 21 A. Schjelderup
Barcelona · 4-2-3-1
25 W. Szczęsny
23 J. Koundé 4 R. Araújo 2 P. Cubarsí 3 A. Balde
17 M. Casadó 8 Pedri
19 L. Yamal 6 Gavi 11 Raphinha
9 R. Lewandowski
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 6 Alexander Bah
  • 11 Ángel Di María
  • 32 Benjamín Rollheiser
  • 7 Zeki Amdouni
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 81 Adrian Bajrami
  • 37 Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni
  • 84 João Rêgo
  • 60 Nuno Félix
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
Barcelona
Coach
H. Flick
Substitutes
  • 21 Frenkie de Jong
  • 16 Fermín López
  • 24 Eric García
  • 7 Ferran Torres
  • 35 Gerard Martín
  • 31 Diego Kochen
  • 13 Iñaki Peña
  • 15 Andreas Christensen
  • 32 Hector Fort
  • 14 Pablo Torre
  • 10 Ansu Fati
  • 18 Pau Víctor
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ L. Barreiro ↓ F. Aursnes Benfica
  • 61' ↑ F. de Jong ↓ Marc Casadó Barcelona
  • 62' ↑ Fermín López ↓ Gavi Barcelona
  • 71' ↑ A. Bah ↓ K. Aktürkoğlu Benfica
  • 71' ↑ Á. Di María ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 74' ↑ Ferran Torres ↓ Alejandro Balde Barcelona
  • 74' ↑ Eric García ↓ J. Koundé Barcelona
  • 80' ↑ B. Rollheiser ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 80' ↑ Z. Amdouni ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 90+2' ↑ Gerard Martín ↓ Lamine Yamal Barcelona
Cards
  • 90+8' A. Cabral Benfica
  • 36' Gavi Barcelona
  • 66' J. Kounde Barcelona
  • 76' A. Carreras Benfica
  • 90+4' F. de Jong Barcelona
  • 90+8' F. Lopez Barcelona
Head-to-head
Benfica 1 1 draws 1 Barcelona
2025-01-21 Benfica vs Barcelona 4 - 5
2021-11-23 Barcelona vs Benfica 0 - 0
2021-09-29 Benfica vs Barcelona 3 - 0
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Barcelona D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Barcelona?
Benfica lost 4-5 against Barcelona on 21 January 2025.
Who won Benfica vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won the match 5-4.
Where was Benfica vs Barcelona played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Barcelona?
Barcelona had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.