- match commentary
- Champions League
- 5 December 2012, 7:45pm
- Camp Nou
Barcelona![]() | v | Benfica![]() |
| 0 | 0 |
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Match ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
90+6 mins:Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
90+6 mins:Attempt missed. Maxi Pereira (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ola John.
90+5 mins:Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+5 mins:Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
90+5 mins:Attempt saved. Bruno César (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Cardozo.
90+3 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Martín Montoya.
90+2 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
88 mins:Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Planas with a headed pass.
87 mins:Lionel Messi went off injured after Barcelona had used all subs.
87 mins:Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85 mins:Delay in match Lionel Messi (Barcelona) because of an injury.
85 mins:Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
81 mins:Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
79 mins:Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
79 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Cristian Tello.
78 mins:Nemanja Matic (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78 mins:Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
74 mins:Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Rodrigo.
74 mins:Substitution, Benfica. Óscar Cardozo replaces Lima.
74 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Cristian Tello is caught offside.
71 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ezequiel Garay.
71 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71 mins:Foul by Bruno César (Benfica).
70 mins:Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
70 mins:Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
68 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Maxi Pereira.
68 mins:David Villa (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68 mins:Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
66 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Adriano.
66 mins:Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
64 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pinto.
63 mins:Substitution, Benfica. Bruno César replaces Nolito.
62 mins:Attempt saved. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolito with a cross.
61 mins:Foul by Alexandre Song (Barcelona).
61 mins:Lorenzo Melgarejo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60 mins:Adriano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60 mins:Foul by Adriano (Barcelona).
60 mins:Rodrigo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59 mins:Luisão (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59 mins:Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59 mins:Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
58 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Rafinha.
58 mins:Martín Montoya (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58 mins:Foul by Nolito (Benfica).
57 mins:Attempt missed. David Villa (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
56 mins:Ezequiel Garay (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56 mins:Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
56 mins:Attempt saved. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolito.
54 mins:Attempt saved. David Villa (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
53 mins:Cristian Tello (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53 mins:Foul by Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
52 mins:Attempt saved. David Villa (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Tello.
51 mins:Attempt saved. Maxi Pereira (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ola John.
50 mins:Offside, Benfica. Maxi Pereira tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
50 mins:Offside, Benfica. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
49 mins:Rafinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
49 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
49 mins:Attempt blocked. David Villa (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
47 mins:David Villa (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47 mins:Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
46 mins:Attempt missed. Nolito (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lima with a cross.
46 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46 mins:Foul by Lima (Benfica).
Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
45+1 mins:First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
45+1 mins:Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
45 mins:Attempt saved. André Gomes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo.
43 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
43 mins:Nolito (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43 mins:Martín Montoya (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43 mins:Foul by Nolito (Benfica).
41 mins:Offside, Benfica. Lorenzo Melgarejo tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
39 mins:Foul by Cristian Tello (Barcelona).
39 mins:André Gomes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39 mins:Carles Puyol (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39 mins:Foul by Lima (Benfica).
38 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
37 mins:Attempt blocked. Nolito (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola John.
35 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pinto.
35 mins:Attempt saved. Ola John (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lima with a through ball.
34 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34 mins:Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
32 mins:Attempt saved. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nolito.
31 mins:Attempt blocked. Ola John (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adriano.
29 mins:Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29 mins:Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
29 mins:Adriano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29 mins:Foul by Rodrigo (Benfica).
27 mins:Attempt missed. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ola John with a cross following a corner.
26 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
25 mins:Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25 mins:Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
24 mins:Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Tello with a cross.
23 mins:Carles Puyol (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23 mins:Foul by Lima (Benfica).
21 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Cristian Tello is caught offside.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Lima (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nolito with a cross following a corner.
20 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafinha.
19 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Martín Montoya.
14 mins:Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
12 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Carles Puyol.
12 mins:Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolito.
11 mins:Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ola John with a through ball.
11 mins:Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11 mins:Foul by Lorenzo Melgarejo (Benfica).
9 mins:Foul by Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona).
9 mins:André Gomes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9 mins:Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8 mins:Delay in match Artur Moraes (Benfica) because of an injury.
8 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
7 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Adriano tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
3 mins:Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Carles Puyol.
1 mins:Hand ball by Lima (Benfica).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
team line-up
| 13 | Pinto | |
| 19 | Martín Montoya | |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | |
| 21 | Adriano | 66 |
| 29 | Carles Planas | |
| 28 | Sergi Roberto | |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | |
| 25 | Alexandre Song | |
| 37 | Cristian Tello | 79 |
| 30 | Rafinha | 58 |
| 7 | David Villa |
substitutes
| 3 | Gerard Piqué | 66 |
| 26 | Sergi Gómez | |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | 58 |
| 12 | Jonathan dos Santos | |
| 27 | Gerard Deulofeu | 79 |
| 16 | Sergio Busquets | |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés |
referee
Svein Oddvar Moenteam line-up
| 1 | Artur Moraes | |
| 24 | Ezequiel Garay | |
| 14 | Maxi Pereira | |
| 4 | Luisão | |
| 25 | Lorenzo Melgarejo | |
| 15 | Ola John | |
| 9 | Nolito | 63 |
| 21 | Nemanja Matic | |
| 89 | André Gomes | |
| 19 | Rodrigo | 74 |
| 11 | Lima | 74 |
substitutes
| 5 | Luisinho | |
| 33 | Jardel | |
| 8 | Bruno César | 63 |
| 7 | Óscar Cardozo | 74 |
| 34 | André Almeida | 74 |
| 13 | Paulo Lopes | |
| 20 | Nicolas Gaitán |
referee
Svein Oddvar Moenmatch stats
| possession % | 65 | 34 | |
| shots on target | 5 | 7 | |
| shots off target | 3 | 6 | |
| corners | 2 | 10 | |
| tackles won | 14 | 16 | |
| offsides | 7 | 3 |





