On 15 February, one of the Champions League football matches took place. Brugge (Belgium) and Benfica (Lisbon) met.
«Брюгге» — «Бенфика» — 0:2. Лига чемпионовChampions League
"Brugge (Belgium) v Benfica (Lisbon) - 0:2 (0:0)
Goal: David Neres (88)
Warnings: Odoi (9), Kamal Sova (29), Otamendi (43)
90 minutes, goal, Benfica, Pizzi Club Brugge KV and Benfica faced each other at the Jan Breidelstadion stadium. The game started with both teams probing each other without creating any clear goal scoring chances. The match was tightly fought, with both teams making tackles and interceptions to deny their opponents from creating chances. On 9 minutes, Brugge KV player D. Odoi was penalized with a yellow card. A few minutes later K. Sova received a yellow card for Club Brugge KV. Benfica also received a yellow card in the 43rd minute as N. Otamendi was sent off.
In the 45th minute, D. Odoi's goal was cancelled out due to offside. In the 51st minute, Benfica were awarded a penalty and Joao Mario came on the spot kick, but unfortunately the shot was cleared by the Brugge KV goalkeeper. Benfica made a triple substitution in the 65th minute: Rafa Silva, G. Ramos and G. Guedes were replaced by D. Neres, Pizzi and Joao Mario respectively. Club Brugge KV also made their substitutions in the 79th minute, replacing D. Odoi and K. Sauvach with K. Nielsen and F. Jutgl. However, Benfica took the lead in the 88th minute with a goal from D. Nerez after some excellent combination play. Benfica then sealed their win with a Pizzi goal in the 90th minute, making the final score 0-2 in favour of Benfica.
In the next round, Benfica v Brugge and Benfica v Brugge are expected to play the following matches.
Brugge v Benfica match statistics:
| Brugge | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 4 | Shots | 14 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 9 | Offences | 8 |
| 3 | Corner | 7 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 45% | Possession of the ball | 55% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 467 | Total assists | 565 |
| 374 | Accurate passes | 477 |
| 80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |
