Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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1'Offside, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
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2'Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
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3'Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
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3'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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4'Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
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4'Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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5'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
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7'Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
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7'Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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7'Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
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10'Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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10'Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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11'Attempt blocked. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
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14'Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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14'Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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16'Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
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16'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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18'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
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20'Offside, Arsenal. Cédric Soares tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
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22'Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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22'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
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23'Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
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23'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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25'Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
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26'Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
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28'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
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31'Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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33'Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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33'Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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34'Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
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36'Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
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36'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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38'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
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39'Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but David Luiz is caught offside.
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42'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
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43'Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box following a corner.
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44'Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
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44'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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45'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
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46'Foul by Lucas Verissimo (Benfica).
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46'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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46'First Half ends, Benfica 0, Arsenal 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'SI Rafa SO Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
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45'Second Half begins Benfica 0, Arsenal 0.
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45'Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
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46'Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
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46'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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47'Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
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48'Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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48'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
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49'Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
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51'Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
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52'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
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52'Penalty conceded by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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54'Goal! Benfica 1, Arsenal 0. Pizzi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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55'G Pizzi
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56'Offside, Arsenal. Cédric Soares tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
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56'Goal! Benfica 1, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
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57'G Bukayo Saka Assist Cédric Soares
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57'VAR Decision: Goal Benfica 1-1 Arsenal (Bukayo Saka).
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61'Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
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62'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
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63'Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Cédric Soares.
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63'Substitution, Benfica. Everton replaces Pizzi.
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63'Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Darwin Núñez.
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64'SI Kieran Tierney SO Cédric Soares
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64'SI Everton SO Pizzi
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64'SI Haris Seferovic SO Darwin Núñez
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66'Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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66'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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70'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Diogo Gonçalves.
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71'Attempt blocked. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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72'Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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72'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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72'Attempt missed. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
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76'Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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76'Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
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76'Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Adel Taarabt.
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77'SI Nicolas Pépé SO Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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77'SI Gabriel Martinelli SO Emile Smith Rowe
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77'SI Gabriel Pires SO Adel Taarabt
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79'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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79'Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
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84'Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Kieran Tierney is caught offside.
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84'Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Lucas Verissimo because of an injury.
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85'SI Chiquinho SO Lucas Verissimo
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86'Offside, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
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87'Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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87'Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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89'Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Dani Ceballos.
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89'Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Martin Ødegaard.
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90'SI Mohamed Elneny SO Dani Ceballos
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90'SI Willian SO Martin Ødegaard
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90'Match ends, Benfica 1, Arsenal 1.
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91'Hand ball by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
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94'Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Arsenal 1.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
3-5-2
ACTIVE
4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper

Helton Leite
77
Defender

Alejandro Grimaldo
3
Defender

Jan Vertonghen
5
Defender

Nicolás Otamendi
30
Midfielder

Gabriel Pires
8
77'Substituted
Midfielder

Diogo Gonçalves
17
Midfielder

Chiquinho
19
85'Substituted
Midfielder

Rafa
27
45'Substituted
Midfielder

Julian Weigl
28
Attacker

Everton
7
64'Substituted
Attacker

Haris Seferovic
14
64'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno
1
Defender

Héctor Bellerín
2
Defender

Kieran Tierney
3
64'Substituted
Defender

Gabriel Magalhães
6
Defender

David Luiz
23
Midfielder

Bukayo Saka
7
Midfielder

Mohamed Elneny
25
90'Substituted
Midfielder

Granit Xhaka
34
Attacker

Willian
12
90'Substituted
Attacker

Nicolas Pépé
19
77'Substituted
Attacker

Gabriel Martinelli
35
77'Substituted
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Mile Svilar
1
Goalkeeper

Odysseas Vlachodimos
99
Defender

Gilberto
2
Defender

Lucas Verissimo
4
85'Substituted
Defender

Nuno Tavares
71
Defender

Joao Ferreira
82
Midfielder

Franco Cervi
11
Midfielder

Pizzi
21
64'Substituted
Midfielder

Pedrinho
38
Midfielder

Adel Taarabt
49
77'Substituted
Attacker

Darwin Núñez
9
64'Substituted
Attacker

Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
10
45'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Mat Ryan
33
Goalkeeper

Karl Hein
44
Defender

Rob Holding
16
Defender

Cédric Soares
17
64'Substituted
Defender

Calum Chambers
21
Defender

Pablo Marí
22
Midfielder

Dani Ceballos
8
90'Substituted
Midfielder

Martin Ødegaard
11
90'Substituted
Midfielder

Emile Smith Rowe
32
77'Substituted
Attacker

Alexandre Lacazette
9
Captain
Attacker

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
14
77'Substituted
Attacker

Eddie Nketiah
30
MANAGERS

Jorge Jesus

Mikel Arteta
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
41%
59%
Effective Chances
5
6
Shots on Target
4
2
Turnovers
11
11
POSSESSION
Passes
461
658
Passing Accuracy
81%
88%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
77%
78%
Crosses
10
19
Crossing accuracy
10%
5%
ATTACK
Shots
10
5
Shots outside the box
1
2
Shots inside the box
5
5
Shooting accuracy
67%
29%
DEFENCE
Tackles
14
7
Effective Tackles
57%
57%
Blocked Shots
1
1
Clearances
20
4
Saves
3
1
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
10
10
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
10
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