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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 6 (setup 3, season 7)
Benfica
v.
Barcelona
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho616José Manuel PINTO Colorado
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez727Marc BARTRA Aregall
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos38Joleon LESCOTT
CARLOS Jorge Neto MARTINS47Xavier Hernández Creus, XAVI
MAICON Pereira Roque75Martin SKRTEL
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO6Philippe MEXÈS
Rodrigo Ferrante TADDEI7Joan ISAAC CUENCA López
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER688Andrés INIESTA Luján
Didier DROGBA797Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín610Francesc FABREGAS Soler
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX11David VILLA Sánchez
Manager
José BOSINGWA da Silva12MAXWELL Scherrer Cabelino Andrade
JÚLIO CÉSAR Jacobi13Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Christian BENTEKE14Andreu FONTÁS Prat
Rafael López Gómez, RAFA15Ola TOIVONEN
Yoann GOURCUFF16Jeffren Isaac SUÁREZ Bermúdez

Benfica 1 Barcelona 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 46,172, Stadium: Estad. do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Referee: Gianni BESCHIN 7, TV: highlights)
19 DrogbaScorers24 Iniesta, 61 Iniesta
Substitutions62 Ibrahimovic <=> Di María, 62 Xavi <=> Fontás
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners1
6Fouls9
3Offsides3
3Shots on9
4Shots off11
7Total shots20
2Shots saved6
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Joleon LESCOTT
3CARLOS MARTINS made space on the right and pulled the ball to ELISEU who rasped the ball wide.
16A twenty-five yard shot from CLEITON XAVIER caused the Barcelona 'keeper no problem.
17CLEITON XAVIER hit a right foot shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
19GOAL!! An outswinging corner hoofed out by ISAAC CUENCA was slammed home by DROGBA. (1-0 Benfica)
24GOAL!! A nice run by XAVI on the left was capped by a wonderful cross which INIESTA touched home at the near post. (1-1)
31A mix up in the Benfica defence enabled ISAAC CUENCA to volley an effort wide.
34An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of EDUARDO by INIESTA.
36A cross from XAVI left INIESTA in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
38INIESTA ran onto a great ball from FABREGAS but fired his shot wide.
40The Benfica 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted shot from INIESTA.
44A lovely pass from CARLOS MARTINS, was lashed goalbound by DROGBA only for the 'keeper to claw away.
45+2BARTRA beat four Benfica players and blasted a golden opportunity just wide.
 
46IBRAHIMOVIC was put clear by SKRTEL and he turned EDUARDO but struck his shot over the bar.
54IBRAHIMOVIC kicked the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
56The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate drive from Barcelona's INIESTA.
61GOAL!! INIESTA waltzed forward, glanced up and stroked a shot into the Benfica net. (2-1 Barcelona)
65A poor strike from VILLA trickled agonisingly wide.
69A good ball from FONTÁS on the left fell to DI MARÍA who sliced his shot wide.
73A corner found INIESTA who nodded an effort over.
78FABREGAS shot over.
81VILLA beat ELISEU and drove the ball to FABREGAS who blasted his shot wide.
84A delightful save prevented SKRTEL from scoring an exceptional goal.