Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 LAST 16
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rade Obrenovic
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Tomaz Klancnik
- Referee Andraz Kovacic
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Marco Fritz
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Feb AFC Ajax H 2–2 D 18 Feb Boavista FC A 2–2 D 12 Feb CD Santa Clara H 2–1 W 07 Feb CD Tondela A 3–1 W 02 Feb Gil Vicente FC H 1–2 L 21 Jan FC Arouca A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–2 D 19 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W 13 Feb FC Twente '65 H 5–0 W 06 Feb Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W 23 Jan PSV A 2–1 W 16 Jan FC Utrecht A 3–0 W Season Stats
Sport Lisboa e Benfica AFC Ajax #24 Position #32 9 Points 6 8 Played 8 3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 10 Scored 8 12 Conceded 21 -2 GD -13 1.13 PPG 0.75 38% Win % 25% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonSport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio da Luz that hosts another battle between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and AFC Ajax.
- 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 18' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dusan Tadic on 18.
- 23' The referee calls foul for Noussair Mazraoui. He receives a Yellow card.
- 26' What a strike from Sebastien Haller! The score is 1-1.
- 29' GOAL! Sebastien Haller scores on 29.
- 34' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Ryan Gravenberch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lisandro Martinez, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 44' Noussair Mazraoui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 46.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Goncalo Ramos on 49.
- 54' Gilberto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 62' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Everton departs to be replaced by Roman Yaremchuk.
- 67' Sport Lisboa e Benfica looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 72' What a strike from Roman Yaremchuk! The score is 2-2.
- 72' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Roman Yaremchuk gets a Yellow card.
- 73' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Daley Blind is replaced by Nicolas Tagliafico.
- 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 469 games and scored 722 goals.
- 83' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 85 minute. Adel Taarabt leaves to be changed by Paulo Bernardo.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Antony. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gilberto is replaced by Valentino Lazaro on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Starting XI-
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Everton ↓ Roman Yaremchuk 62'
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Gilberto ↓ Diogo Goncalves 90'
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- 5
- 28
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49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Paulo Bernardo 85'
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- 27
- 99
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Darwin Nunez ↓ Valentino Lazaro 90'
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Bench- 31
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17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 90'
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22
Valentino Lazaro ↑ 90'
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- 77
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Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 62'
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55
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 85'
Coach Nelson VerissimoAFC Ajax
Starting XI- 11
- 32
- 10
- 12
- 17
- 8
- 23
- 22
- 4
- 21
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Bench-
6
Davy Klaassen ↑ 73'
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31
Nicolas Tagliafico ↑ 73'
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- 20
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- 30
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- 25
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Devyne Rensch ↑ 90'
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Coach Erik ten Hag -
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Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-02-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-02-18 Boavista FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2022-02-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 CD Santa Clara W 2022-02-07 CD Tondela 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-02-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 Gil Vicente FC L 2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W