Benfica 0-2 FC Bayern München: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 19 September 2018

Result

Benfica 0-2 FC Bayern München

Champions League · Wednesday 19 September 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Benfica 0-2 FC Bayern München: match report

Benfica were beaten by FC Bayern München 0-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday 19 September 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Benfica did not score. FC Bayern München scored through Robert Lewandowski (10') and Renato Sanches (54').

Discipline: Benfica received 2 yellow cards; FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Bayern München in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to James Rodríguez of FC Bayern München (8.3), ahead of Manuel Neuer (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Benfica wins, 2 draws and 0 for FC Bayern München.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Robert LewandowskiFC Bayern München · 0-1
  • 18'Yellow card · Joshua KimmichFC Bayern München
  • 22'Yellow card · Ljubomir FejsaBenfica
  • 39'Yellow card · JardelBenfica
  • 52'Yellow card · Mats HummelsFC Bayern München
  • 54'Goal · Renato SanchesFC Bayern München · 0-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Benfica 0, draws 2, FC Bayern München 0.

Team news

Benfica line-up (4-3-3)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, André Almeida, Rúben Dias, Jardel, Alejandro Grimaldo, Gedson Fernandes, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Eduardo Salvio, Haris Seferovic, Franco Cervi

FC Bayern München line-up (4-3-3)

Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Jérôme Boateng, Mats Hummels, David Alaba, Renato Sanches, Javi Martínez, James Rodríguez, Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribéry