Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Sun Nov 14)


                              Benfica  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK T_Conner
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF A_Telles
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF A_Rodriguez
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW H_Son
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                      Exe_Palacios SUB |  SUB Ramos
                        M_Verratti SUB |  SUB Coutinho
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB K_Mbappe
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB Sheringham

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(brc) A_Rodriguez is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Son
          ...  A delicate header from H_Son !
          ...  N_Winneke saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 2  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Dugnutt has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 5  :(bfa) C_Ronaldo sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Marco_Rojo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Conner catches it!
Min. 6  :(brc) H_Son is unmarked!
          ...  J_Foyth slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 13 :(bfa) W_Dustice with an inch perfect pass to C_Ronaldo
          ...  Marco_Rojo cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 16 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to chip the ball over T_Conner!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 24 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo volleys it forward. He finds M_Zeffane
          ...  A_Cissokho plays the back pass
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 25 :(brc) P_Crouch leaves his marker standing
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(brc) H_Son brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Foyth wins the ball
Min. 30 :(brc) A_Rodriguez wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke claws it off the line
          ...  M_Clattenurg consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Barcelona in front!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 30 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 30 :(bfa) K_Commons controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 31 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the side footed shot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 34 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt knocks the ball past J_Miranda
          ...  B_Dugnutt launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 40 :(bfa) W_Dustice is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  K_Commons latches onto the ball
          ...  K_Commons attempts a low drive!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 41 :(bfa) W_Dustice knocks it forward
          ...  A_Cissokho slips
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets to it!
          ...  From long range B_Dugnutt bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But T_Conner palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(brc) A_Cissokho with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Miranda
          ...  R_Tomassi with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 42 :(bfa) W_Dustice hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto it!
          ...  But A_Telles wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  B_Dugnutt collects the loose ball!
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Conner with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 46 :(brc) A_Cissokho kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Tomassi reads him well and hoofs it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(bfa) W_Dustice with a penetrating pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 47 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts kicks A_Lallana off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 48 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Trezeguet will come on for Nathan_Dyer and play FW
Min. 50 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Zeffane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(brc) H_Son sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  H_Son with the chance !
          ...  It's beaten N_Winneke
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 51 :(brc) P_Crouch with a precise ball to A_Rodriguez
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Rodriguez !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 52 :(bfa) T_Erak is going to be brought on
          ...  I_Marcone is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 52 :(brc) J_Miranda knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Foyth
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Son chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 53 :(brc) Marco_Rojo hoofs it up field to find H_Son
          ...  R_Tomassi plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Rodriguez curls it into the box!
          ...  H_Son tries to place the shot!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  A foul on the keeper
          ...  You have to say that was harsh
Min. 54 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Foyth
          ...  He puts in A_Rodriguez!
          ...  J_Foyth reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Mbappe replaces an unhappy E_Barreto and will play as a FW
Min. 55 :(brc) Sheringham takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace K_Mbappe as FW
Min. 57 :(bfa) J_Foyth passes the ball to C_Ronaldo
          ...  A_Cissokho slices it
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner comes out and claims it!
Min. 61 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo picks out B_Dugnutt with the cross
          ...  But A_Telles comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 63 :(bfa) T_Erak skips the challenge from A_Cissokho
          ...  A_Telles rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_Clattenurg going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 63 :(brc) A_Rodriguez hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  N_Winneke with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 64 :(brc) H_Son takes advantage of a mistake by J_Foyth
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  H_Son aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Barcelona fans go wild!
          ...  Benfica 0-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 65 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Ramos will come on for J_Miranda and play DF
Min. 68 :(bfa) K_Commons spots C_Ronaldo who is in acres of space
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Ronaldo !
          ...  But T_Conner reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on T_Conner anyway
Min. 68 :(brc) A_Rodriguez sidesteps J_Foyth
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Rodriguez !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into N_Winneke's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 68 :(bfa) K_Commons lobs it over Marco_Rojo
          ...  Marco_Rojo with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg lectures him
Min. 69 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo crosses to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to C_Ronaldo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  T_Conner with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 69 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the by line and finds A_Telles with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Telles swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Benfica 0-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 76 :(brc) A_Cissokho knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Cissokho hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana crosses it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by R_Tomassi
Min. 77 :(bfa) W_Dustice skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Trezeguet
          ...  A_Telles anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 78 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Commons
          ...  But Marco_Rojo barges him off the ball
Min. 81 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt with the first time flick to W_Dustice
          ...  W_Dustice aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Conner beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Conner fists it away!
Min. 81 :(brc) P_Crouch cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Foyth steals the ball of off him
Min. 83 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  C_Ronaldo is unmarked
          ...  A_Cissokho dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 87 :(brc) Marco_Rojo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham hits a great shot !
          ...  N_Winneke is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Benfica 0-5 Barcelona ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) T_Erak runs at the defence
          ...  H_Son with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 90 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Trezeguet !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 93 :(bfa) K_Commons is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the header !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Mannaerts (47)
Booked               : Nathan_Dyer (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Telles (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Miranda (30), A_Rodriguez (51), H_Son (64), A_Telles (69), Sheringham (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       10
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 5 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  36   2   2   3  20 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   7  42 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  40 -20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  50   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  33  12   8  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
A_Cissokho     DF   2  33  12   7  12 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  31  11   7  30 |  96   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
A_Telles       DF   2  29  17  12  21 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  80   0  25
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  32  11  23 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  30   9  33 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  29   9  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  34  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  36  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  34  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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