Goals and Highlights: Bayern 5-2 Benfica in Champions League

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Bayern home win with Robert Lewandowski hat-trick:

Whistle from the referee and the game ends!

Bayern 5-2 Benfica

Corner kick for Bayern.

Offside, Benfica.

Attempt missed. Rafa right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 

Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr right footed shot from very close range is blocked.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Substitution Bayern:

Bouna Sarr replaces Serge Gnabry.

Goal! Bayern

Robert Lewandowski right footed shot from the right side of the box.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 

Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. 

Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Substitution Benfica:

Gonçalo Ramos replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.

Paulo Bernardo replaces João Mário.

Goal! Benfica

Darwin Núñez right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. After a fast break.

Substitution Bayern:

Thomas Müller replaces Leroy Sané.

Marcel Sabitzer replaces Joshua Kimmich.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Offside, Benfica.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica.

Tanguy Nianzou is shown the yellow card.

Substitution Bayern:

Omar Richards replaces Alphonso Davies.

Jamal Musiala replaces Kingsley Coman.

Substitution Benfica:

Rafa replaces Pizzi.

Darwin Núñez replaces Roman Yaremchuk.

Diogo Gonçalves replaces Éverton

Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 

Attempt saved. Leroy Sané left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 

Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 

Corner kick for Bayern.

Goal! Bayern

Robert Lewandowski right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Offside, Bayern.

New corner kick for Bayern.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.

Offside, Bayern.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica on the right wing.

Dayot Upamecano is shown the yellow card.

Goal! Bayern

Leroy Sané left footed shot from the centre of the box.

Foul. Free kick for Bayern in the attacking half.

We go with the second half in Munich.

Partial score at half-time:

The first half ends at the Allianz Arena:

Bayern 2-1 Benfica

Penalty saved!

Robert Lewandowski fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.

VAR Decision: Penalty for Bayern.

Lucas Veríssimo is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

Penalty conceded by Lucas Veríssimo with a hand ball in the penalty area.

Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Offside, Benfica.

Offside, Bayern.

Foul. Free kick for Bayern in the defensive half.

Goal! Benfica

Morato header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.  With a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica on the left wing.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.

Foul. Free kick for Bayern in the defensive half.

Goal! Bayern

Serge Gnabry right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, assisted by Robert Lewandowski.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica on the right wing.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the attacking half.

Goal! Bayern

Robert Lewandowski header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard right footed shot from the centre of the box.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt saved. Alphonso Davies right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Corner kick for Bayern.

Attempt missed. Éverton right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 

Offside, Benfica.

Corner kick for Benfica.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka right footed shot from the centre of the box.

Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Foul. Free kick for Benfica on the right wing.

Attempt blocked. Pizzi right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 

Foul. Free kick for Bayern in the attacking half.

90 minutes of the most beautiful sport in the world begin!

Bayern beat the Portuguese team 4-0 on the third day and will confirm their place in the next round with another victory, in a match that on paper seems to be pending. We will see what Benfica says, 90 minutes to go.

All set, ladies and gentlemen, we are awaiting the departure of the teams to the field of play to experience another magical night of the Champions League.

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With soul, life and heart, the teams begin the warm-up. A magical Champions League night is coming.

#UCL Feeling 💯✨#FCBSLB #packmas #UCL pic.twitter.com/88UfWDXjyO

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) November 2, 2021

Spectacular postcard of the Allianz Arena, which is lit up in red tonight, to receive a magical night of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich will look to secure their place in the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tonight when they host Benfica at the Allianz Arena.

❤️🤍#FCBSLB #packmas #UCL pic.twitter.com/w13jxZfV88

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) November 2, 2021

The starting eleven sent by coach Jorge Jesus for this game:

This is the starting XI for the German team:

As for Benfica, Nemanja Radonjic got off to a very good start on the right side last weekend, but Gilberto and Diogo Goncalves are now ready to compete for the honor of trying to keep Sane or Coman calm this week.

Andre Almeida came out with a muscle problem in the first game against Bayern Munich and will remain on the sidelines alongside full-backs Gil Dias and Valentino Lazaro, who are also injured.

Forwards Haris Seferovic and Rodrigo Pinho also remain out of action, while Roman Yaremchuk came out in the 45th minute on the weekend after a regular performance, although it was thought to have been a tactical move we will see what the manager decides for this match.

🏟️ A chegada à Allianz Arena!#FCBSLB #UCL #EPluribusUnum pic.twitter.com/KHsRpMNo0o

— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) November 2, 2021

Hernández and Dayot Upamecano will miss the matchday five clash with the Dynamo if they receive amirilla tarejta today, but the latter could replace Leon Goretzka, as Corentin Tolisso and Marcel Sabitzer seek to take advantage of Goretzka's possible absence to be of the match.

Leon Goretzka's injured heel kept him out of the win over Unión Berlin and remains in doubt for this match alongside Alphonso Davies, and Lucas Hernández are in the same boat, in dry dock, after receiving a blow to the knee in the Bundesliga although they have already been training with the squad.

Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala are pushing for more activity in the starting draw, but it is difficult to see the Bavarians making changes to their attack line while qualification is not entirely assured.

Unsere Jungs sind da! 🏟🔴⚪️#FCBSLB #packmas #UCL pic.twitter.com/EKSKm3srFV

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) November 2, 2021

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Benfica 0-4 Bayern Munich           Oct 20, 2021

Bayern Munich 5-1 Benfica           27 Nov, 2018

Benfica 0-2 Bayern Munich           19 Sep, 2018

Benfica 2-2 Bayern Munich           Apr 13, 2016

Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica           5 Apr, 2016

Rafa Silva, "Rafinha" as his closest Benfica friends call him, is one of Benfica's most prominent players. A clever and fast inside right, quiet on the pitch, but very effective.

At 28 years old, the native of Vila Franca de Xira, he is the player to follow for various reasons, on and off the field, with a class based on mastery of the ball and speed as a right inside.

Robert Lewandowski has played as a center forward for Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga since the 2014-15 season. He is also an absolute international with the Polish national team since 2008, of which he is their captain and all-time top scorer.

He is considered to be one of the best forwards in the world today and is the third top scorer in the history of the German championship.

Bayern Munich:

M. Neuer

J. Stanisic

N. Süle

Lucas

A. Davies

J. Kimmich

C. Tolisso

K. Coman

T. Müller

L. Sané

R. Lewandowski

Coach: Dino Toppmöller.

 

Benfica:

O. Vlachodimos

Lucas Verissimo

N. Otamendi

J. Vertonghen

N. Radonjic

J. Mário

J. Weigl

A. Grimaldo

Rafa Silva

D. Núñez

R. Yaremchuk

Coach: Jorge Jesus.

Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL

Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL

Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL

Fourth official: Tomasz Musiał POL

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

VAR Assistant: Bartosz Frankowski POL

After a 3-0 win over Barcelona, ​​Benfica should arrive strengthened for their visit this Tuesday against Bayern. Jorge Jesús's team drew 3-3 in the League Cup against Vitoria Guimaraes before playing another Primeira Liga draw with Estoril.

In the most recent meeting, on Matchday 3 of the group stage, Sane twice and Lewandowski scored goals when substitute Everton scored in his own goal just four minutes after entering the field.

Now it's just two wins in their last six in all competitions for Benfica, who remain second in UEFA Champions League Group E, one point ahead of Barcelona, ​​and their unbeaten road record on the season. 2021-22 is still intact, and they will somehow look to extend it tonight in Munich.

However, such a feat seems almost impossible, as Benfica have suffered five defeats in five away games at Bayern's home, most recently 5-1 in the group stage of the 2018-19 tournament, with Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in a big way, who were present on the scoreboard that unforgettable night.

Treino de preparação para o #FCBSLB 📸#EPluribusUnum #UCL pic.twitter.com/yxhKI2Wfif

— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) November 1, 2021

Bayern Munich comes to this game after receiving a historic 5-0 in DFB Pokal at the hands of Borussia Monchengladbach, where it was proven that Bayern Munich is deadly like the rest of us.

While in the UEFA Champions League, the team is doing very well after beating Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev 3-0 and 5-0 respectively, the German champions scored four unanswered goals against Benfica on matchday three to establish a five-point lead at the top of Group E, securing at least a third place in the group.

No team in the group stage has scored more goals than Bayern's 12 in the three games they have played, and it is also one of only two teams to have not conceded a goal in the tournament alongside Juventus.

And boy did they prepare for this game perfectly over the weekend. Twice Robert Lewandowski, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller all scored in a 5-2 rout of Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday, though they must not be overconfident if they are not to be surprised by Benfica.

Auf einer Skala von 1-10: 💯@leroy_sane 💥#FCBSLB #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/F20jAQVFDt

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) November 1, 2021

The Allianz Arena is a football stadium located in the Fröttmaning district, north of Munich, in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany. It hosts the home matches of Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga, was inaugurated in 2005 and has a capacity for 70,000 people

It hosted the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. For tournaments endorsed by FIFA or UEFA, which do not allow stadiums to have trade names, it bears the name München Fußball Arena.

The Allianz Arena is popularly known as Schlauchboot, an inflatable boat in German, due to its peculiar shape.

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