Benfica 0-2 FC Barcelona: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 2 October 2012
Result
Benfica 0-2 FC Barcelona
Champions League · Tuesday 2 October 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Benfica 0-2 FC Barcelona: match report
Benfica lost to FC Barcelona 0-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 2 October 2012. The half-time score was 0-1.
A. Sánchez opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Benfica did not score. FC Barcelona scored through A. Sánchez (6') and Cesc Fàbregas (56').
Discipline: Benfica received 4 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Benfica wins, 1 draw and 1 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 6'Goal · A. Sánchez
- 19'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
- 28'Yellow card · Pedro
- 38'Yellow card · Bruno César
- 56'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
- 84'Yellow card · Carlos Martins
- 86'Yellow card · Nemanja Matić
- 88'Red card · Sergio Busquets
- 89'Yellow card · Jardel
Head-to-head
Team news
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Jardel, Bruno César, Nico Gaitán, Nemanja Matić, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Enzo Pérez, Eduardo Salvio, Lima
FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)
Javier Mascherano, Adriano, Puyol, Dani Alves, Seydou Keita, Cesc Fàbregas, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi, Pedro