38
21:38
Tooor for SL Benfica, 1-0 through Rafa Silva
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21:37
Benfica’s plug-in passes are currently not arriving. At the beginning there was a lot of danger from the wings. The home side’s pressure phase is over after a good ten minutes.
33
21:34
Brugge is now better in the game. The guests sometimes go on the offensive and Benfica don’t have that many actions in the penalty area anymore.
30
21:31
Vanaken shoots the free kick from 17 meters halfway up the goalkeeper. A defender blocks the ball.
29
21:29
Nicolás Otamendi (SL Benfica) is shown a yellow card.
Otamendi brings Buchanan down just outside the penalty area. There’s yellow for that.
29
21:29
Brugge get a free-kick in a good position.
26
21:26
Benfica is clearly the superior team in this first half hour. The home side had several good chances to score. Brugge were very lucky to still be 0-0.
24
21:24
Brugge also have a finish, but Vanaken shoots wide of the target.
22
21:22
Grimaldo shoots a free kick from 20 meters half left position clearly over it.
20
21:22
Yellow card for Noa Lang (Club Brugge KV)
Lang goes into a duel in his own penalty area with a lot of motivation. That gives the second yellow card for Bruges.
20
21:21
Benfica can’t get the ball in goal. After a disastrous miss from Clinton, Grimaldo goes into the box on the left and then plays very well across. João Mário finishes from eight meters. His shot is cleared by Meijer on the line.
18
21:18
Roman Yaremchuk (Club Brugge KV) is shown a yellow card.
Yaremchuk arrives late in midfield and slides into Chiquinho, who had already cleared the ball. There’s yellow for that.
16
21:16
Next big chance for Benfica. João Mário is sent into the penalty area on the right. He deliberately crosses the ball to Chiquinho, who has plenty of space to fire from 12 yards. But he puts the end to the left.
14
21:15
Chiquinho plays a good pass to Gonçalo Ramos. Mechele intervenes at the last moment and slides the ball to his goalkeeper.
11.
21:12
Otamendi plays a strong diagonal ball on the right wing to Bah. The full-back brings the ball flat in the middle. A defender clears in front of Gonçalo Ramos.
10
21:10
Rafa Silva goes into the penalty area on the right and shoots under pressure at full speed. The ball clearly rolls past the far post.
9.
21:10
Yaremchuk punches the ball into the box from the left, but a Benfica defender intervenes and clears.
7.
21:08
Next excitement in the Bruges penalty area. After a failed Lisbon goal, Sylla touches the ball with her foot and plays it in the direction of her own goal. Mignolet picks up the gaming device. The home team demands an indirect free kick, but the referee lets it continue.
6.
21:06
Bah brings another cross from the right in the middle. This time Mignolet catches the ball.
4.
21:05
Brugge have a good chance themselves right after the offside goal. But the ball misses.
2.
21:04
VAR’s decision: The goal by João Mário (SL Benfica) is disallowed, score 0-0
Benfica immediately ensures clear conditions. Bah gets the ball on the right wing. He plays a low cross in front of the goal. The Brugge defense is completely asleep, allowing the free João Mário to convert beautifully with the heel from close range. After that, the VAR takes the goal back due to an offside position in the making.
20:35
Scott Parker also makes only one change for Brugge compared to the embarrassing 3-0 defeat by Oostende. Yaremchuk is preferred to Ferrán Jutglà in attack.
20:32
On the staff: Roger Schmidt makes just one change at Benfica compared to the 2-0 win against Famalicão. Chiquinho will start in place of David Neres.
20:21
Club Brugge are also not in very good shape. There has only been one win in the past six competitive games. The Belgians are the draw kings in their league. In 28 games they have shared the points with their opponents ten times. That’s why Brugge is only fourth in the table, 21 points behind leader Genk. The roles before this round of 16 second leg could hardly be clearer.
20:18
For Benfica Lisbon, the starting position before the second leg is very comfortable. The Portuguese won 2-0 in Bruges. The away goals rule may no longer apply, but Roger Schmidt’s side are an absolute home force this season. In 17 games at the Estádio da Luz, Benfica have won 15 times and drawn twice. The points were shared against PSG and Sporting. A departure of the Lisboners would be quite a surprise today.
20:04
Hello and welcome to the Champions League round of 16 second leg. Today at 9 p.m. Benfica Lisbon meets Club Brugge.