Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 0

Full Time

Maccabi Haifa FC

Tue 6 Sep 2022 · 19:00 Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa FC — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

  • Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
  • Maccabi Haifa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Fredrik Klitte
  • Referee Niklas Nyberg (Sweden)

  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

  2

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Maccabi Haifa FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC

  Recent Form

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  06 Sep	Maccabi Haifa FC	H	2–0	W
  02 Sep	FC Vizela	H	2–1	W
  30 Aug	FC Pacos de Ferreira	H	3–2	W
  27 Aug	Boavista FC	A	3–0	W
  23 Aug	FK Dynamo Kyiv	H	3–0	W
  17 Aug	FK Dynamo Kyiv	A	2–0	W

  Maccabi Haifa FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  06 Sep	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–2	L
  23 Aug	FK Crvena Zvezda	A	2–2	D
  17 Aug	FK Crvena Zvezda	H	3–2	W
  09 Aug	Apollon FC Lemesos	A	0–2	L
  03 Aug	Apollon FC Lemesos	H	4–0	W
  27 Jul	PAE Olympiakos SFP	A	4–0	W

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (2 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  20% Clean Sheets
  Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

• Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting Maccabi Haifa FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 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.
  • 20' The travelling Maccabi Haifa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Maccabi Haifa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' The whistle greets Ali Mohamed as he departs to be replaced by Mohammad Abu Fani.
  • 32' The supporters are chanting for Mohammad Abu Fani. He replaces Ali Mohamed on 32 minute.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Maccabi Haifa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' Alexander Bah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Goncalo Ramos is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Goncalo Ramos is replaced by Petar Musa on 46 minute.
  • 50' Rafa Silva puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
  • 54' What a strike from Alejandro Grimaldo! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' GOAL! Alejandro Grimaldo scores on 55.
  • 59' Neta Lavi was booked on 59.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Abdoulaye Seck. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Fredrik Aursnes has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Neres on 65 minute.
  • 67' Maccabi Haifa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Suf Podgoreanu is hanging Abdoulaye Seck on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 77' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Diogo Goncalves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafa Silva on 79 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Sun Menachem. He replaces Suf Podgoreanu on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats Maccabi Haifa FC

• Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  Starting XI

  • 30
    Nicolas Otamendi
  • 7
    David Neres ↓ Fredrik Aursnes 65'
  • 20
    Joao Mario ↓ Chiquinho 79'
  • 3
    Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 27
    Rafa Silva ↓ Diogo Goncalves 79'
  • 99
    Odisseas Vlachodimos
  • 13
    Enzo Fernandez
  • 88
    Goncalo Ramos ↓ Petar Musa 46'
  • 6
    Alexander Bah
  • 61
    Florentino Luis
  • 66
    Antonio Silva

  Bench

  • 2
    Gilberto
  • 17
    Diogo Goncalves ↑ 79'
  • –
    Julian Draxler
  • 25
    John Brooks
  • 22
    Chiquinho ↑ 79'
  • 77
    Helton Leite
  • 18
    Rodrigo Pinho
  • 8
    Fredrik Aursnes ↑ 65'
  • 23
    Mihajlo Ristic
  • 33
    Petar Musa ↑ 46'
  • 55
    Paulo Bernardo
  • 39
    Henrique Araujo

  Coach Roger Schmidt

  Maccabi Haifa FC

  Starting XI

  • 10
    Tjaronn Chery
  • 9
    Frantzdy Pierrot ↓ Nikita Rukavytsya 79'
  • 19
    Dylan Batubinsika
  • 2
    Daniel Sundgren
  • 3
    Sean Goldberg
  • 30
    Abdoulaye Seck ↓ Suf Podgoreanu 67'
  • 6
    Neta Lavi
  • 44
    Josh Cohen
  • 4
    Ali Mohamed ↓ Mohammad Abu Fani 31'
  • 8
    Dolev Haziza
  • 21
    Din David ↓ Omer Atzili 46'

  Bench

  • 11
    Mavis Tchibota
  • 55
    Rami Gershon
  • 15
    Ofri Arad
  • 12
    Sun Menachem
  • 16
    Mohammad Abu Fani ↑ 31'
  • 13
    Nikita Rukavytsya ↑ 79'
  • 27
    Pierre Cornud
  • 33
    Maor Levi
  • 17
    Suf Podgoreanu ↑ 67'
  • 7
    Omer Atzili ↑ 46'
  • 90
    Roi Mishpati
  • 36
    Yinon Eliyahu

  Coach Barak Bakhar

• Head to Head

  2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

  2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC W 2022-09-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Vizela W 2022-08-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 FC Pacos de Ferreira W 2022-08-27 Boavista FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-08-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv W 2022-08-17 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

  Maccabi Haifa FC Form

  2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC L 2022-08-23 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–2 Maccabi Haifa FC D 2022-08-17 Maccabi Haifa FC 3–2 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2022-08-09 Apollon FC Lemesos 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC L 2022-08-03 Maccabi Haifa FC 4–0 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2022-07-27 PAE Olympiakos SFP 0–4 Maccabi Haifa FC W