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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 41 (setup 3, season 9)
Benfica
v.
Valencia
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
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EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho18José Manuel REINA Páez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez2Álvaro ARBELOA Coca
Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO3Diego PEROTTI
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA847Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, RAFINHA
MAICON Pereira Roque57Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez
Rafael López Gómez, RAFA66Rafael VAN DER VAART
RUBEN Filipe Marques AMORIM67Aaron LENNON
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER787Javier Matías PASTORE
Didier DROGBA796Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín10Anthony KNOCKAERT
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX6117Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos, PAULINHO
Manager
Yoann GOURCUFF12Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos13Nick MARSMAN
WELLITON Soares de Morais14Juan Manuel VARGAS Risco
José BOSINGWA da Silva15Ángelo José HENRÍQUEZ Iturra
Marcello TROTTA16Sebastian POLTER

Benfica 0 Valencia 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 31,916, Stadium: Estad. do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Referee: Claude DETRUCHE 6)
Scorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings26 Arbeloa, 78 San Jose
1Corners1
1Fouls12
0Offsides3
7Shots on3
17Shots off5
24Total shots8
7Shots saved3
59%Possession41%
Man of the match: José Manuel REINA Páez
2A right foot effort from RUBEN AMORIM was tipped over by the Valencia 'keeper.
6CLEITON XAVIER whacked a deadly shot over the bar from close range.
11CLEITON XAVIER rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
18A good effort from PASTORE scraped the outside of the righthand post.
20PASTORE's shot beat the Benfica 'keeper but rebounded off the Benfica upright.
23DROGBA floated the ball to JAVI GARCÍA who forced it wide.
23ALEX beat three Valencia players and thundered a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
26ARBELOA booked.
27A mix up in the Valencia defence enabled CARDOZO to thump the ball over the bar.
27A penalty box scramble resulted in JAVI GARCÍA knocking a low shot over.
31CARDOZO ran onto a wonderful ball from JAVI GARCÍA but fired his effort wide.
38JAVI GARCÍA made space on the right and dragged the ball to CLEITON XAVIER who clipped the ball wide.
 
51The motionless Valencia 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from LENNON dropped just wide.
53PASTORE hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
56A weak shot from RAFINHA rolled agonisingly wide.
61CLEITON XAVIER pulled away from PASTORE but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
66A accurate pass found DROGBA and his deadly shot raced narrowly wide.
71A shot from JAVI GARCÍA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
77A corner was collected by PASTORE who forced an effort inches over.
78SAN JOSE cautioned by DETRUCHE.
86JAVI GARCÍA beat LENNON and placed the ball to CLEITON XAVIER who dragged his effort wide.
89A fine ball from RAFINHA on the right bobbled toward LENNON who scuffed his shot over.