Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 6 September 2022
Result
Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa
Champions League · Tuesday 6 September 2022, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa: match report
Benfica won against Maccabi Haifa 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 6 September 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Rafa Silva opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Benfica's goals came from Rafa Silva (49') and Alejandro Grimaldo (54'). Maccabi Haifa did not score.
Discipline: Benfica received 1 yellow card; Maccabi Haifa received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Benfica were 4th on 12 points from 4 and Maccabi Haifa 5th on 11 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Maccabi Haifa in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Alejandro Grimaldo of Benfica (8.9), ahead of Rafa Silva (7.7).
Going into the match Benfica's last five read W-W-W-W and Maccabi Haifa's D-W-L-W-W.
Key events
- 44'Yellow card · Gonçalo Ramos
- 49'Goal · Rafa Silva
- 54'Goal · Alejandro Grimaldo
- 59'Yellow card · Neta Lavi
- 63'Yellow card · A. Seck
Team news
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Benfica line-up (4-2-3-1)
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Alejandro Grimaldo, Florentino, Enzo Fernández, David Neres, Rafa Silva, João Mário, Gonçalo Ramos
Maccabi Haifa line-up (4-3-3)
Josh Cohen, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Dylan Batubinsika, Shon Goldberg, Dolev Haziza, Tjaronn Chery, Neta Lavi, Ali Mohamed, Frantzdy Pierrot, Dean David