Benfica vs Barcelona

21 January 2025 · Champions League · Matchday 7 · 2024/25

Full time 4 – 5

Half-time: 3–1

  • Vangelis Pavlidis 2’, 22’, 30’ (pen)
  • Ronald Araújo 68’ (og)
  • Robert Lewandowski 13’ (pen), 78’ (pen)
  • Raphinha 64’, 90+6’
  • Eric García 86’

Match summary

Barcelona came back from 2 goals down to win 5-4 away at Benfica, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Benfica led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Vangelis Pavlidis put Benfica ahead in the 2nd minute, Robert Lewandowski equalised from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, Pavlidis put Benfica back in front in the 22nd minute, and Pavlidis made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 30th minute. In the second half, Raphinha pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 64th minute, Araújo's own goal made it 4-2 in the 68th minute, Lewandowski made it 4-3 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute, Eric García equalised with a header in the 86th minute, and Raphinha won it in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Benfica created 3.35 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Barcelona 3.63 from 22.

Key events

Benfica Barcelona
Arthur CabralArgument
0’
Kick-off
Vangelis PavlidisLeft foot shot1-0 (Benfica)
2’
2’
Lamine YamalShot on target
12’
Alejandro BaldeVAR: No penalty
13’
Robert LewandowskiPenalty1-1 (Barcelona)
20’
GaviShot on target
Vangelis PavlidisRight foot shot2-1 (Benfica)
22’
Vangelis PavlidisPenalty3-1 (Benfica)
30’
36’
GaviFoul
Half-time3-1
49’
Jules KoundéShot on target
Second half underway
Fredrik AursnesShot on target
52’
61’
Frenkie de JongMarc Casadó
Leandro BarreiroFredrik Aursnes
61’
62’
Fermín LópezGavi
64’
RaphinhaHeader3-2 (Barcelona)
64’
PedriShot on target
66’
Jules KoundéFoul
Ronald AraújoOwn goal4-2 (Benfica)
68’
Ángel Di MaríaAndreas Schjelderup
71’
Alexander BahKerem Aktürkoğlu
71’
74’
Ferran TorresAlejandro Balde
74’
Eric GarcíaJules Koundé
Álvaro CarrerasFoul
76’
78’
Robert LewandowskiPenalty4-3 (Barcelona)
79’
Lamine YamalShot on target
Zeki AmdouniVangelis Pavlidis
80’
Benjamín RollheiserOrkun Kökçü
80’
85’
RaphinhaShot on target
86’
Eric GarcíaHeader4-4 (Barcelona)
Ángel Di MaríaShot on target
89’
90+2’
Gerard MartínLamine Yamal
90+4’
Frenkie de JongFoul
90+6’
RaphinhaLeft foot shot4-5 (Barcelona)
90+8’
Fermín LópezArgument
Full-time4-5

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.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.35 3.63 2’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 1-0 2’ 13’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-1 13’ 22’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-1 22’ 30’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 3-1 30’ 64’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 3-2 64’ 68’ Ronald Araújo (Benfica) own goal, 4-2 68’ 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 4-3 78’ 86’ Eric García (Barcelona), 4-4 86’ 90+6’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 4-5 90+6’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.35 3.63 2’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 1-0 Pavlidis 2’ 13’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-1 Lewandowski 13’ 22’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 2-1 Pavlidis 22’ 30’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 3-1 Pavlidis 30’ 64’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 3-2 Raphinha 64’ 68’ Ronald Araújo (Benfica) own goal, 4-2 Araújo 68’ 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 4-3 Lewandowski 78’ 86’ Eric García (Barcelona), 4-4 García 86’ 90+6’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 4-5 Raphinha 90+6’
Benfica 3.35 xGBarcelona 3.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Benfica attacking 
22’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 13’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 30’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 49’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 89’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 86’ Eric García (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 90+6’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 46’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 20’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 54’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 2’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 51’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 51’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 59’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 66’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), own goal 22’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 13’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 30’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 49’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 89’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 86’ Eric García (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 90+6’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 46’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 20’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 54’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 2’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 51’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 51’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 59’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), own goal
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Lineups

Benfica 4-3-3 Starting XI
Trubin
Carreras
Araújo
Silva
Otamendi
Aursnes 61’
Luís
Kökçü 80’
Aktürkoğlu 71’
Pavlidis 3 80’
Schjelderup 71’
Barcelona 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Szczęsny
Balde 74’
Araújo
Cubarsí
Koundé 74’
Casadó 61’
Pedri
Raphinha 2
Gavi 62’
Yamal 90’
Lewandowski 2

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Anatoliy Trubin
90′ 6 5 26 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tomás Araújo
90′ 6 1 1 8 1 21 1 – – –
António Silva
90′ – – 2 – – 20 – – – –
Nicolás Otamendi
90′ 4 1 – 6 1 21 2 – – –
Álvaro Carreras
90′ 3 4 1 5 – 31 3 – 1
Alexander Bah Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – 3 3 9 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Fredrik Aursnes Taken off
61′ – – 16 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Florentino Luís
90′ – – – – –
Orkun Kökçü Taken off
80′ – – 20 2 – 1 1 2 – – –
Leandro Barreiro Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 7 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Benjamín Rollheiser Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 4 – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Taken off
71′ – – – – – – – 3 1 12 –
Vangelis Pavlidis Taken off
80′ 3 – 4 3 2.05 – – 5 2 19 –
Andreas Schjelderup Taken off
71′ – – 2 – 0.15 – 1 5 3 10 –
Ángel Di María Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 1 0.33 – – – – 2 –
Zeki Amdouni Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 6 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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