Benfica 3-0 FC Barcelona: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2021
Result
Benfica 3-0 FC Barcelona
Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Benfica 3-0 FC Barcelona: match report
Benfica won against FC Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 29 September 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
Darwin Núñez opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Benfica's goals came from Darwin Núñez (3'), Rafa Silva (69') and Darwin Núñez (79', penalty). FC Barcelona did not score.
Discipline: Benfica received 4 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 4 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 3-4-3 and FC Barcelona in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Darwin Núñez of Benfica (8.1), ahead of Julian Weigl (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Benfica wins, 2 draws and 2 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Darwin Núñez
- 12'Yellow card · Eric Guérit
- 33'Yellow card · Nicolás Otamendi
- 54'Yellow card · Eric García
- 56'Yellow card · Rafa Silva
- 62'Yellow card · Alejandro Grimaldo
- 69'Goal · Rafa Silva
- 72'Yellow card · Julian Weigl
- 78'Yellow card · Sergiño Dest
- 79'Penalty goal · Darwin Núñez
- 86'Yellow card · Nico González
- 87'Second yellow · Eric García
Head-to-head
Team news
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Benfica line-up (3-4-3)
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Lucas Veríssimo, Nicolás Otamendi, Jan Vertonghen, Valentino Lazaro, Julian Weigl, João Mário, Alejandro Grimaldo, Rafa Silva, Roman Yaremchuk, Darwin Núñez
FC Barcelona line-up (3-4-1-2)
Marc ter Stegen, Eric García, Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Sergiño Dest, Pedri, Luuk de Jong, Memphis Depay