Barcelona vs Benfica

11 March 2025 · Champions League · Round of 16, second leg · 2024/25

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

Aggregate: Benfica 1–4 Barcelona. Barcelona go through.

Raphinha 11’, 42’
Lamine Yamal 27’

Nicolás Otamendi 13’

Match summary

Barcelona won 3-1 at home to Benfica after 90 minutes. Barcelona led 3-1 at half-time. Barcelona went through 4-1 on aggregate.

In the first half, Raphinha put Barcelona ahead in the 11th minute, Nicolás Otamendi equalised with a header in the 13th minute, Lamine Yamal put Barcelona back in front in the 27th minute, and Raphinha made it 3-1 in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.52 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Benfica's 0.76 from 8.

Key events

Barcelona Benfica

Kick-off

Lamine YamalShot on target

6’

Robert LewandowskiShot on target

10’

RaphinhaLeft foot shot

1-0

11’

13’

Nicolás OtamendiHeader

1-1

Lamine YamalLeft foot shot

2-1

27’

Robert LewandowskiShot on target

41’

RaphinhaLeft foot shot

3-1

42’

RaphinhaVAR: Goal ruled out

43’

Half-time3-1

48’

António SilvaFoul

Second half underway

56’

Zeki AmdouniAndreas Schjelderup

56’

Renato SanchesKerem Aktürkoğlu

66’

Vangelis PavlidisShot on target

70’

Leandro BarreiroFlorentino Luís

70’

Andrea BelottiOrkun Kökçü

Ferran TorresRobert Lewandowski

70’

GaviDani Olmo

70’

Marc CasadóFrenkie de Jong

81’

Fermín LópezLamine Yamal

82’

84’

João RêgoTomás Araújo

Eric GarcíaIñigo Martínez

87’

Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Barcelona 2.52 xGBenfica 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Benfica attacking Barcelona attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Benfica 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Wojciech Szczęsny	90′	1	1	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jules Koundé	90′	3	–	1	5	1	60	–	–	–	–
Ronald Araújo	90′	5	–	–	7	2	74	1	–	–	–
Iñigo Martínez Taken off	87′	1	–	1	4	3	100	–	–	–	–
Alejandro Balde	90′	1	–	–	8	1	61	1	–	1	–
Eric García Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Frenkie de Jong Taken off	81′	–	–	79	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Pedri	90′	–	–	88	3	–	5	–	7	–	2	–
Lamine Yamal Taken off	82′	1	1	37	2	–	2	1	7	–	–	–
Dani Olmo Taken off	70′	–	–	40	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Raphinha	90′	2	1	36	2	–	1	–	4	1	2	–
Gavi Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Marc Casadó Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Fermín López Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Robert Lewandowski Taken off	70′	–	–	2	2	0.21	–	1	3	–	17	–
Ferran Torres Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	2	–	0.19	–	–	3	1	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Anatoliy Trubin	90′	3	3	24	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Tomás Araújo Taken off	84′	2	2	–	2	–	40	–	–	–	–
António Silva	90′	1	1	2	6	5	39	1	–	–
Nicolás Otamendi	90′	3	3	1	6	2	37	1	1	–	–
Samuel Dahl	90′	7	–	–	8	–	29	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Fredrik Aursnes	90′	–	–	38	1	–	2	1	6	1	1	–
Florentino Luís Taken off	70′	–	–	25	–	–	6	1	6	2	–	–
Orkun Kökçü Taken off	70′	–	–	21	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Leandro Barreiro Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards7 players


Kerem Aktürkoğlu Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	15	–
Vangelis Pavlidis	90′	–	–	1	1	0.09	–	1	2	1	30	–
Andreas Schjelderup Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	14	–
Renato Sanches Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	–	1	–	14	–
Zeki Amdouni Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	1	–	0.15	–	1	1	–	6	–
Andrea Belotti Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
João Rêgo Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Barcelona W W W D W

Benfica L W W D L

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