Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona
- Cubarsí 22'
- Raphinha 61'
5 March 2025
The match in data
A 1–0 win for FC Barcelona against Benfica on 5 March 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Wojciech Szczesny (FC Barcelona), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.50 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 1.46; conceded 0) and 4 crosses claimed. Szczesny produced 3.9 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
For Benfica, the highest-rated player was Anatoliy Trubin, with 68.
Pau Cubarsí was sent off at 22'.
Wojciech Szczesny
FC Barcelona · 90'
Produced 3.89× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.50 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 1.46; conceded 0) 4.4×
- 4 crosses claimed 3.4×
- 13 recoveries 1.8×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Samuel Dahl | Defender | 33 | 66 |
| Álvaro Carreras | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| António Silva | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | Forward | 70 | 55 |
| Andrea Belotti | Forward | 20 | 55 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Orkun Kökçü | Midfielder | 84 | 49 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Leandro Barreiro | Midfielder | 70 | 46 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | Forward | 84 | 40 |
| Tomás Araújo | Defender | 57 | 36 |
| João Rego | Midfielder | 20 | 21 |
| Arthur Cabral | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Renato Sanches | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Szczesny ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Raphinha | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Ronald Araujo | Defender | 62 | 55 |
| Dani Olmo | Midfielder | 28 | 55 |
| Iñigo Martínez | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 22 | 51 |
| Frenkie de Jong | Midfielder | 79 | 49 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 56 | 46 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 78 | 40 |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 34 | 39 |
| Jules Koundé | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Alejandro Balde | Defender | 90 | 23 |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Marc Casadó | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Benfica player completed the most dribbles?
Vangelis Pavlidis, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Fredrik Aursnes 1, Kerem Aktürkoğlu 1.
Vangelis Pavlidis led Benfica's individual breakthroughs with 4 successful dribbles in the 0–1 loss against FC Barcelona. Pavlidis easily topped Fredrik Aursnes and Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who completed 1 each.
Which FC Barcelona player won the most aerial duels?
Robert Lewandowski, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Ronald Araujo 3, Jules Koundé 3.
In FC Barcelona's 0–1 victory over Benfica, Robert Lewandowski dominated direct play with 6 aerial duels won. Lewandowski doubled the tally of defenders Ronald Araujo and Jules Koundé, who each won 3.
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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