Benfica 4–5 FC Barcelona
- Pavlidis 2'
- Pavlidis 22'
- Pavlidis 30' (pen.)
- Araujo 68' (o.g.)
- Cabral 90+8'
- Lewandowski 13' (pen.)
- Raphinha 64'
- Lewandowski 78' (pen.)
- García 86'
- Raphinha 90+6'
21 January 2025
The match in data
FC Barcelona got the better of Benfica, 5–4, on 21 January 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (League Stage 7).
FC Barcelona came from behind: they were trailing 3–1 at 30'.
Player of the match: Ronald Araujo (FC Barcelona), rated 70, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 7 aerials won. Araujo produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
For Benfica, the highest-rated player was Andreas Schjelderup, with 53.
Vangelis Pavlidis scored a hat-trick.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice.
Raphinha scored twice.
Arthur Cabral was sent off at 90+8'.
Ronald Araujo
FC Barcelona · 90'
Produced 1.45× and cost 0.37× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 2.0×
- 7 aerials won 4.0×
- 109 passes 2.3×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schjelderup | Forward | 71 | 53 |
| Álvaro Carreras | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | Forward | 80 | 50 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | Midfielder | 61 | 48 |
| Florentino | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | Forward | 71 | 44 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Orkun Kökçü | Midfielder | 80 | 43 |
| Tomás Araújo | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Leandro Barreiro | Midfielder | 29 | 28 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | Goalkeeper | 90 | 26 |
| António Silva | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Alexander Bah | Defender | 19 | no rating |
| Ángel Di María | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Benjamín Rollheiser | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Zeki Amdouni | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Araujo ★ | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Marc Casadó | Midfielder | 62 | 58 |
| Frenkie de Jong | Midfielder | 28 | 55 |
| Raphinha | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 89 | 51 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Gavi | Midfielder | 62 | 42 |
| Wojciech Szczesny | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| Jules Koundé | Defender | 74 | 35 |
| Alejandro Balde | Defender | 74 | 30 |
| Fermín López | Midfielder | 28 | 30 |
| Eric García | Defender | 16 | no rating |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Benfica player recovered the most balls?
Álvaro Carreras, with 10 recoveries. Next: Andreas Schjelderup 6, António Silva 4.
In a nine-goal thriller, Álvaro Carreras provided defensive work with 10 recoveries. Carreras comfortably outpaced Andreas Schjelderup, who had 6, and António Silva, with 4.
Which FC Barcelona player won the most duels?
Lamine Yamal, with 9 duels won. Next: Ronald Araujo 8, Alejandro Balde 7.
Lamine Yamal led FC Barcelona with 9 duels won in the 4–5 win over Benfica. Yamal edged out defensive teammates Ronald Araujo, with 8, and Alejandro Balde, with 7.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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