§ Champions League · 2024-25 · Round of 16

FC Barcelona 3–1 Benfica

  • Raphinha 11'
  • Yamal 27'
  • Raphinha 42'
  • Otamendi 13'

11 March 2025

The match in data

FC Barcelona got the better of Benfica, 3–1, on 11 March 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (Round of 16).

Player of the match: Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), rated 83, thanks above all to 5 recoveries and 60 passes. Koundé produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Benfica, the highest-rated player was Kerem Aktürkoğlu, with 67.

Raphinha scored twice.

83
Player of the match

Jules Koundé

FC Barcelona · 90'

Produced 1.25× and cost 0.07× their position's average

Added
  • 5 recoveries 1.5×
  • 60 passes 1.2×
  • 3 tackles 1.7×
Took away
  • 2 misplaced passes 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

FC Barcelona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jules Koundé ★ Defender 90 83
Raphinha Forward 90 61
Dani Olmo Midfielder 70 61
Lamine Yamal Forward 82 60
Frenkie de Jong Midfielder 82 56
Pedri Midfielder 90 55
Robert Lewandowski Forward 70 53
Ronald Araujo Defender 90 52
Iñigo Martínez Defender 87 47
Ferran Torres Forward 20 43
Alejandro Balde Defender 90 39
Gavi Midfielder 20 24
Wojciech Szczesny Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Fermín López Midfielder 8 no rating
Marc Casadó Midfielder 8 no rating
Eric García Defender 3 no rating
Benfica
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Forward 56 67
António Silva Defender 90 64
Nicolás Otamendi Defender 90 61
Samuel Dahl Defender 90 60
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder 90 51
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder 20 46
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder 70 45
Florentino Midfielder 70 42
Andreas Schjelderup Forward 56 37
Zeki Amdouni Forward 34 35
Renato Sanches Midfielder 34 34
Tomás Araújo Defender 84 33
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward 90 31
Andrea Belotti Forward 20 26
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper 90 no rating
João Rego Midfielder 6 no rating

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.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.