Manuel de Almida / Lusa
Benfica is in the Champions League-on-round eighth, but had to suffer to tie 3-3 with Monaco in another Championship Crazy game in Luz, reminiscent of last month’s clash with Barcelona.
The “eagles” They were not well In the first part, although they even scored first.
Monaco sent two balls to the irons in the first half, tied before the break and put themselves in front of the game, drawing the elimination, opening the second half.
From there Benfica, finally, Awakened, made the 2-2but soon afterwards he saw himself again at a disadvantage, before Kökçü has finally restored the equality to three goals that arrived to stamp his passport to the next round.
The first shot even belonged to Benfica, but soon Monaco asserted himself as the most dangerous team.
Against the current of the game, however, it was Benfica to scorein one of the scarce six balls with ball in the opposite area: Leandro Barreiro and Pavlidis’s upper ball recovery and Pavlidi watching Aktürkoğlu.
Monaco was not affected And it continued to have more ball (ended the first half with 59% inauguration), to be more right in the pass, to easily surpass the opposite midfield and to create danger, sending a new ball to the irons (the second) before to tie and threaten the stagger on the scorer over the break.
A Smoke on the marker It did not appear to close the first part, it appeared to open the second, with the game keeping the same toad in the start of the second half and Ben Seghir finishing an excellent collective move.
Benfica took a few minutes to wake up, But Bruno Lage moved and Benfica woke up, drawing for Pavlidis but penaltyonly it was not long before again at a disadvantagewith Monaco to match the knockout.
Num Full Final Houro, with many balls in large areas from side to side, Kökçü, with a great deviation To an excellent crossing of Carreras, then scored the goal that sealed the finding.
The game in 5 facts
1. Benfica with little ball
Benfica could not have much time in possession of the ball (it was 41%). It was not only unable to steal to the opponent at midfield, especially in the first part, but also missed too many midfield passes. The “eagles” ended the game with 77 failed deliveries in 314 attempted (75%effectiveness).
2. Few losses in forbidden areas
If Benfica did not go well in the pass chapter, at least did not miss this level in forbidden areas, contrary to what happened in many games not long ago. There were only 13 failed risk passes (Benfica minimum in this Champions) and only five ball losses in the defensive third.
3. Monaco took advantage at midfield
Monaco ended the meeting with its maximum progressive conduct in this edition of the race. It was, in all, 21, with Benfica showing difficulties in locking the opponent’s ball driving.
4. Monegascos bet on intersections
This was one of the weapons that Monaco used to try to cause problems with Benfica’s defense: crosses to the large “eagle” area. There were 14 in total (I had not done so much in this Champions) and six even found the right destination (team record).
5. BALANCE IN DUELS
Although possession of the ball clearly hanged to Monaco and Benfica allowed a total of 16 dismons (he had not yet suffered so many disarms in this champions League), at the time of duels the game was guided by balance: 63 earned by Benfica, 62 by Monaco. And the same can be said at the air of the air, with Benfica gaining 50% of the defensive wrapped, overseeing the offensive (58%).
Better in the field
The Costa-Marfinense Lamine Camara He was big in midfield, ending the match with nothing more, no less than ten ball recoveries, six interceptions and five disarms, but was not limited to “destroying”. He added seven progressive passes and hit five of the six long passes he tried.
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