FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 5 December 2012
Result
FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica
Champions League · Wednesday 5 December 2012, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica: match report
FC Barcelona drew with Benfica 0-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 5 December 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.
Neither side found the net.
Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Barcelona were 16th on 11 points from 5 and Benfica 31st on 7 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Barcelona wins, 1 draw and 0 for Benfica.
Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read D-D-W-W-W and Benfica's W-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 43'Yellow card · Nolito
- 49'Yellow card · Rafinha Alcântara
- 56'Yellow card · Ezequiel Garay
- 59'Yellow card · Luisão
- 60'Yellow card · Adriano
- 78'Yellow card · Nemanja Matić
Head-to-head
Team news
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
José Manuel Pinto, Puyol, Martín Montoya, Adriano, Sergi Roberto, Carles Planas, Thiago Alcântara, Alex Song, Rafinha Alcântara, David Villa, Cristian Tello
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Nemanja Matić, Lorenzo Melgarejo, André Gomes, Nolito, Lima, O. John, Rodrigo