Bayern vs Benfica 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Bayern Munich

67': Jamal Musiala

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Benfica

Jamal Musiala heads winner for Bayern Munich against Benfica

Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between FC Bayern München and SL Benfica [1296x729]

Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala headed home in the second half to give the hosts a 1-0 victory over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday as they bounced back from two consecutive defeats in the competition.

Match Commentary

26': Issa Kaboré (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Issa Kaboré.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Zeki Amdouni.
45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 0, Benfica 0.
56': Substitution, Benfica. Ángel Di María replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
56': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leroy Sané replaces Michael Olise.
67': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Benfica 0. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
71': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
72': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Serge Gnabry.
73': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Orkun Kökçü.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Renato Sanches.
90'+2': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 75,000

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	8	24	0
+14	Bayern Munich	8	21	1
+12	Liverpool	8	18	2
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

SLB		MUN
8	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	10
9	Saves	0
26.5	Possession	73.5
1	SHOTS	24
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
252	Accurate Passes	810
316	Passes	870
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
4	Crosses	29
0.0	Cross %	0.1
40	Long Balls	25
15	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	14
26	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	11
39	Effective Clearances	4
39	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Manuel Neuer (GK)
3	Kim Min-Jae
2	Dayot Upamecano
19	Alphonso Davies
27	Konrad Laimer
42	Jamal Musiala
16	João Palhinha
6	Joshua Kimmich
9	Harry Kane
7	Serge Gnabry
17	Michael Olise

Substitutes:

Eric Dier, Thomas Müller, Max Schmitt, Mathys Tel, Daniel Peretz, Leroy Sané, Kingsley Coman, Leon Goretzka, Raphaël Guerreiro, Arijon Ibrahimovic.

Benfica (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
44	Tomás Araújo
3	Álvaro Carreras
28	Issa Kaboré
8	Fredrik Aursnes
10	Orkun Kökçü
85	Renato Sanches
17	Kerem Aktürkoglu
7	Zeki Amdouni

Substitutes:

Vangelis Pavlidis, Adrian Bajrami, Arthur Cabral, André Gomes, Niklas Beste, Benjamín Rollheiser, Samuel Soares, Leandro Santos, Andreas Schjelderup, Ángel Di María, Florentino.