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Commentary
BENTEKE cautioned for a bad tackle on RAFINHA.
The referee cautions LLORENTE for a cynical foul.
11¹VARGAS headed wide.
13¹The motionless Benfica 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from RICARDO CARVALHO fell just over.
23¹CLEITON XAVIER brought the ball round PUYOL and rattled a tame shot into the crowd.
29¹A free-kick from CLEITON XAVIER raced over the bar.
30¹A twenty-five yard shot from LLORENTE caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
35¹A perfect strike from LLORENTE was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
43¹A cross from GOURCUFF left PEREIRA in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
44¹A good ball from SAN JOSE on the right found LLORENTE who mishit his shot just wide.
A late challenge gets MAICON a yellow card.
The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from CLEITON XAVIER.
10²RICARDO CARVALHO booked for a cynical challenge.
11²SAN JOSE shot wide.
12²SAN JOSE rushed through the Benfica defence but shot straight at FELIPE.
14²The ref cautions PASTORE for dangerous play against MAICON.
21²RICARDO CARVALHO ran onto a delightful ball from TADDEI but hit his effort wide.
24²A weak strike from RAFINHA trickled agonisingly wide.
27²A corner found GOURCUFF who nodded an effort over the bar.
32²ARBELOA placed a deadly shot just beyond the near post from just outside the area.
35²BENTEKE beat SAN JOSE and drilled the ball to ELISEU who fired his effort wide.
43²A drive from RAFINHA seemed a certain goal but the Benfica 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
45²JAVI GARCÍA chipped the ball to GOURCUFF who forced it over the bar.

 
Valencia
 
League position: 3
Home league form: OWWW
Overall league form: OLWLWLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
José REINA1Luiz FELIPE
(c)Carles PUYOL2Maximiliano PEREIRA
Juan VARGAS3ELISEU Pereira
Rafael VAN DER VAART4JAVI GARCÍA
JAVI MARTÍNEZ5MAICON Pereira
Mikel SAN JOSE6RICARDO Alberto CARVALHO(c)
Álvaro ARBELOA7Rodrigo TADDEI
Javier PASTORE8CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
(p)Fernando LLORENTE9Oscar CARDOZO(p)
(f)Javier HERNÁNDEZ10Yoann GOURCUFF(f)
RAFINHA11Christian BENTEKE
Manager
Ángelo HENRÍQUEZ  12  CARLOS Jorge MARTINS
Erwin ZELAZNY  13  EDUARDO dos Reis
Diego PEROTTI  14  ALEX
Juan CRUZ MASCIA  15  Paulo CÉSAR PEIXOTO
JAVI MANQUILLO  16  José BOSINGWA
 
Benfica
 
League position: 15
Away league form: XWLX
Overall league form: LWXOWLXX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Valencia 0 Benfica 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 50,726, Stadium: Mestalla, Referee: Dan Craciun 6)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
  
  
Llorente 8¹, Pastore 14²Benteke 0¹, Maicon 1², Ricardo Carvalho 10²
13
714
12
41
67
108
41
49%51%
Man of the match: José Reina