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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 22 (setup 3, season 8)
Benfica
v.
Barcelona
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos16Kevin MÜLLER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez827Marc BARTRA Aregall
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos737MAXWELL Scherrer Cabelino Andrade
Yoann GOURCUFF47TIAGO Cardoso Mendes
MAICON Pereira Roque75Martin SKRTEL
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO766Philippe MEXÈS
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA7Jeffren Isaac SUÁREZ Bermúdez
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER87Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín97Fernando José TORRES Sanz
CARLOS Jorge Neto MARTINS10Mario GOMEZ
WELLITON Soares de Morais6116David VILLA Sánchez
Manager
AIRTON Ribeiro Santos12Joleon LESCOTT
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho136Joan ISAAC CUENCA López
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX14Andreu FONTÁS Prat
LINCOLN Cássio de Souza Soares15JONATHAN Soriano Casas
Marcello TROTTA16Jonathan DOS SANTOS Ramírez

Benfica 4 Barcelona 2
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 37,436, Stadium: Estad. do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Referee: Phil DOWD 6, TV: highlights)
1 Cardozo, 24 Cleiton Xavier, 44 Cleiton Xavier, 57 Carlos MartinsScorers50 Torres, 73 Isaac Cuenca
Substitutions71 Bartra <=> Isaac Cuenca
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners8
3Fouls13
0Offsides1
5Shots on5
9Shots off4
14Total shots9
1Shots saved2
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
1GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by MÜLLER, CARLOS MARTINS was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to CARDOZO to flick in. (1-0 Benfica)
7The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from BARTRA.
9A corner was collected by ELISEU who turned the ball wide.
12A shot from SUÁREZ held no problem for FELIPE.
14A header by WELLITON at the near post was easily collected by the Barcelona 'keeper.
21CLEITON XAVIER was put clear by MAICON and he beat the Barcelona 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the far post.
24GOAL!! A cross from the left was nodded down by MAICON for CLEITON XAVIER to score. (2-0 Benfica)
25The 'keeper saved a refined strike from TORRES.
26MAXWELL shot wide.
30A pin-point pass was collected by CARDOZO and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
35A tame shot from CARLOS MARTINS rolled agonisingly wide.
44GOAL!! After some steady play on the right CLEITON XAVIER came inside and drove the ball in off the post. (3-0 Benfica)
45+1An exceptional effort from TORRES scraped the outside of the righthand post.
 
50GOAL!! After being forced wide TORRES managed to hammer the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (3-1 Benfica)
52A mix up in the Barcelona defence enabled CARDOZO to volley the ball over.
55CARLOS MARTINS played the ball to CARDOZO who touched it just beyond the far post.
57GOAL!! CARLOS MARTINS brought the ball forward, looked up and fired a shot into the Barcelona net. (4-1 Benfica)
68GOMEZ made space on the right and knocked the ball to VILLA who touched the ball wide.
70TIAGO beat JAVI GARCÍA and hit the ball to TORRES who dragged his effort wide.
73GOAL!! A delightful piece of skill from GOMEZ gave VILLA space on the right and ISAAC CUENCA stroked in his accurate pass. (4-2 Benfica)
75CARDOZO headed over.
78CARDOZO poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
80A cross from CARLOS MARTINS left CLEITON XAVIER in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.