#FT: Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad
Venue: Estádio da Luz
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Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva, David Jurasek (Juan Bernat), Alexander Bah (Chiquinho ), Rafa , Fredrik Aursnes, João Neves, Petar Musa (Arthur Cabral), João Mário (Orkun Kökcü), David Neres (Tiago Gouveia).
Subs: Florentino Luís, Tomás Araújo, Morato , João Victor , Goncalo Guedes, Samuel Soares, Casper Tengstedt.
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Real Sociedad
Álex Remiro, Robin Le Normand, Igor Zubeldia, Aihen Muñoz, Hamari Traoré (Aritz Elustondo), Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Brais Méndez, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ander Barrenetxea (Arsen Zakharyan), Takefusa Kubo (Carlos Fernández).
Subs: Jon Pacheco, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Umar Sadiq, Urko Gonzalez, Jon Magunacelaya, Unai Marrero, Gaizka Ayesa, Beñat Turrientes.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
45’ Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
45’ Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces João Mário.
59’ Substitution, Benfica. Juan Bernat replaces David Jurásek.
63’ Goal! Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Barrenetxea.
69’ Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces David Neres.
70’ Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo replaces Hamari Traoré.
71’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76’ Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
76’ Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
77’ Juan Bernat (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
81’ Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Alexander Bah.
I’m not sure Benfica even had the ball.
Massive win for them
Schimidt is actually a fraud lmao. The guy is incredibly lost.
Trash team + trash ref is a deadly combination. Congratz to Inter and Sociedad better teams of the group.
Seems like Ramos’ pressing was a really important part of the team that has been lost. La Real having 63% possession in Benfica’s stadium despite defending a lead for 30+ of those minutes indicates that you couldn’t press them and win back the ball effectively
That is a big part yes, Ramos was a really essential part of our strategy last year but also Kokcu hasn’t been great and we spent 20 fucking million on Arthur Cabral, the worst deal I’ve seen in decades. Florentino suddenly disappeared from the lineup. Losing Grimaldo also hurt us a lot and we have no good replacement for him, this team seriously needs a revamp.
give me penalty please i need it! without pinheiro it’s hard for you🥺🥺
What a massive win for La Real! And what a fantastic performance as well.
Merino, Mendez, and Zubi is one of the very best midfields in the world. Bossed the game today and showed supreme technical ability. A joy to watch.
Damn
Sociedad looked better than us, however they still have to play against us at San Siro. It’s going to be interesting to see which team will come out on top. Also Salzburg still having two matches at home, I wouldn’t count them out yet.
Real Sociedad are a proper unit. Dominating away from home and also almost beat Inter
Zubimendi is the answer to every team looking for a #6, but I respect his loyalty
At least António Silva and Joao Neves performed. Im sure the board and scouters are happy
Neves and Aursnes were terrible in possession in the first half, Neves stood out in the second because he was creating passing lanes for Kokcu. But there were plenty of occasions, goal included where he was jogging back to defense.
It’s understandable because he had to run for 3 people in the first half, but it still happened.
Benfica last season, 4 wins and 2 draws.
Benfica this season 3 losses and no goals.
Benfica…
Don’t worry guys, our players will get the usual after this performance. Schmidt will give them 5 days off so they can go to Dubai and pretend nothing happened 🥰
goazen erreala!
RIP Benfica
Another embarrassing performance, embarrassing tactics, pathetic mentality. I’m so sick of this manager relying on quality and not work. And yes Roger takes most of the blame but these players were shameful tonight as well.
Congratulations to La Real btw. Showed us how to play football tonight.
Chama-se Rio Ave, tem flair do Rio Ave, mas só consegue pensar no Benfica