Eagle makes history again in Turin

Benfica guaranteed, with distinction, the Champions League Play-off. After the painful defeat with Barcelona and also with Casa Pia, everyone looked aside for this unpredictable “eagle”, visiting Juventus.

However, this formation of Bruno Lage has returned to the great games, proving to be a lethal training of counterattack, and won 2-0ending in 16th place in the league phase.

In nine games, this was the Seventh Benfiquista Victory Faced with “Vecchia Signora” (there is an Italian triumph and a draw), third in five meetings in Turin.

Benfica was the Best team in the first part. Very well in the occupation of spaces, pressing well in advanced areas -that’s how he got his goal -with criteria, and with Florentino to “sweep” All in the intermediate (reached eight disarms in the first half, one of the record of the race in… 90 minutes).

The “incarnates” were creating the Best Goal Occasionsaccounting for five flagrant occasions against one from Juve, even having less ball. Pavlidis’s goal came on 16 minutes, assisting Alexander Bah, in this match to play the left-back.

O Second time was harder For the “eagles”, leaning against his area by a juven -out Juven to enter this finishing zone, thus resorting to many shots from afar.

Benfiquist transitions were slow to leave and the men of light only began to push the transalpine pressure with the Entrance of Leandro Barreiro that, with AURSNES, gave again pressure capacity to the Portuguese in advanced areas.

And over 80 minutes, Pavlidis crossed, Kerem Aktürkoğlu let the ball pass and the compatriot Orkun Kökçü Rematou de Pronto For the goal that definitively decided the match.

The game in 5 facts

1. “Incarnate” waste

Benfica won 2-0, but could have scored more goals. The Lusa formation created six flagrant occasions, against only one from Juve, but failed five (three by Pavlidis), the fourth highest value of Champions.

2. Juven more offensive

The Italian class had more ball (65%) and initiative, but in the end there are numbers that are not that different from those of Benfica. Juve added 29 balls with ball in the benfiquista area (their highest value), but the Portuguese 22, even playing back, and also in the shots things were balanced (17-15, 4-6 framed).

3. Italians forced to half a distance

As mentioned earlier, Juventus even entered the Benfica area regularly, but had difficulty having quality bids in this area. For this reason, of the 17 shots they performed, the transalpines made seven from outside the area, also the highest value of the team in this Champions. In fact, three of the four framed men of the house were shots from afar. Benfiquist competence at the defensive moment.

4. Many disarms

Benfica made an average of 21 tackles per game. In this match it reached the 32, the team’s maximum in the competition, with Florentino registering nine in the first half.

5. Benfica learns to lock the dribble

Lage’s “Benficas” in the first and second passage had a “defect”, which was to allow many dribbles to the opponents. In this match the opposite took place and Juventus accumulated 21 incomplete dribbles, the third highest value of the competition.

Better in the field

The Greek striker’s MVP highlight is not limited to the goal he scored. Pavlidis It seems carved to Champions, it takes five goals in the race and scored it again early.

Then he worked hard, assisted 2-0, won seven from 11 duels, framed his three shots, created a flagrant occasion in two passes for finishing, failed only one of 17 passes, received eight progressive passes, accumulated six actions with ball in the opposite area and also signed three defensive actions in the opposite midfield.

Not even the three fagging occasions lost (equal to the maximum of the race) remove you the best rating.

Summary