Champions League
B LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen3BenficaBenfica1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Benfica

Line-ups

B Leverkusen

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Leno
  • 13HilbertBooked at 60mins
  • 21Toprak
  • 5Spahic
  • 18Wendell
  • 8BenderSubstituted forDonatiat 82'minutes
  • 3Reinartz
  • 38BellarabiSubstituted forÖztunaliat 70'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 10Calhanoglu
  • 7Son Heung-min
  • 11KießlingSubstituted forDrmicat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 9Drmic
  • 15Öztunali
  • 23Kruse
  • 25Kresic
  • 26Donati
  • 33Boeder
  • 35Yurchenko

Benfica

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 20Soares De Espindola
  • 34Almeida
  • 4Luís da SilvaBooked at 58mins
  • 33Nivaldo Vieira
  • 19Eliseu
  • 18SalvioBooked at 71mins
  • 24CristanteSubstituted forPereira Páezat 45'minutes
  • 35PérezBooked at 54minsSubstituted forSamarisat 77'minutesBooked at 88mins
  • 10GaitánBooked at 22mins
  • 30Souza ConceiçãoSubstituted forLima dos Santosat 45'minutes
  • 9Dias Marinho

Substitutes

  • 2López
  • 7Samaris
  • 11Lima dos Santos
  • 12Semedo Varela
  • 14Pereira Páez
  • 15John
  • 21Afonso Fernandes
Referee:
Martin Atkinson
Attendance:
25,202

Match Stats

Home TeamB LeverkusenAway TeamBenfica
Possession
Home43%
Away57%
Shots
Home22
Away6
Shots on Target
Home10
Away1
Corners
Home4
Away4
Fouls
Home18
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Benfica 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Benfica 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.

  4. Post update

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Levin Öztunali.

  5. Booking

    Levin Öztunali (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.

  6. Post update

    Hand ball by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

  7. Post update

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Emir Spahic.

  8. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Luisão (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  9. Post update

    Maxi Pereira (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Stefan Reinartz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

  11. Booking

    Andreas Samaris (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).

  13. Post update

    Stefan Reinartz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Jardel (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross.

  15. Post update

    Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  16. Post update

    Foul by Emir Spahic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

  17. Post update

    Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Wendell tries a through ball, but Hakan Calhanoglu is caught offside.

  18. Post update

    Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Levin Öztunali (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

  20. Substitution

    Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Giulio Donati replaces Lars Bender.

As It Stood

A

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B

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C

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4Benfica200215-40

D

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E

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F

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G

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3Schalke20202202
4Sporting201112-11

H

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4Ath Bilbao201112-11
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