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Commentary
Uncertainty in the Valencia defence enabled RUBEN AMORIM to volley an effort inches wide.
RUBEN AMORIM made space on the left and dragged the ball to ELISEU who clipped the ball over.
The Benfica 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from HERNÁNDEZ.
A clumsy foul on DROGBA by HENRÍQUEZ results in a booking.
A free-kick from HERNÁNDEZ floated over the bar.
GOAL!! A strike from JAVI GARCÍA was hoofed off the line only for RUBEN AMORIM to flick the ball in. (1-0 Benfica)
11¹JAVI FUEGO floated the ball to SANTI MINA who turned it over.
23¹The hapless Valencia 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from SAN JOSE dropped just wide.
25¹CLEITON XAVIER's shot beat the Valencia 'keeper but rebounded off the Valencia upright.
26¹DROGBA clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
30¹HENRÍQUEZ pulled away from CLEITON XAVIER but blasted the ball into the arms of LOPES.
33¹A corner fell to SAN JOSE who nodded an effort over the bar.
39¹A great effort from JAVI FUEGO scraped the woodwork.
A cross from PACO ALCÁCER left SANTI MINA in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
15²A penalty box meleé resulted in ALEX driving a low shot over.
17²RUBEN AMORIM headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
20²CARDOZO given a yellow card for a late challenge on HERNÁNDEZ.
28²HENRÍQUEZ flicked a right foot shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
30²The Valencia 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from DROGBA.
35²A pin-point pass fell to DROGBA and his looping shot raced narrowly wide.
36²JAVI FUEGO ran onto a great ball from SANTI MINA but fumbled his shot wide.
41²PACO ALCÁCER waltzed round MAICON and poked a poor shot well wide.

 
Benfica
 
League position: 16
Home league form: LLWL
Overall league form: WLWLWLLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Anthony LOPES1José REINA(c)
Maximiliano PEREIRA2Álvaro ARBELOA
ELISEU Pereira3Juan VARGAS
JAVI GARCÍA4JAVI FUEGO
MAICON Pereira5Mikel SAN JOSE
(c)RICARDO Alberto CARVALHO6ADERLAN Leandro
RUBEN Filipe AMORIM7SANTI MINA
ALEX8Diego PEROTTI
(p)Didier DROGBA9Javier HERNÁNDEZ(p)
(f)CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER10PACO ALCÁCER(f)
Oscar CARDOZO11Ángelo HENRÍQUEZ
Manager
ALAN Patrick  12  Aaron LENNON
EDUARDO dos Reis  13  JAVI MANQUILLO
Yoann GOURCUFF14  ANDRÉ Filipe GOMES
WELLITON Soares  15  PAULINHO
Paulo CÉSAR PEIXOTO16  RAFINHA
 
Valencia
 
League position: 13
Away league form: XOLL
Overall league form: WXWOLWLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Benfica 1 Valencia 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 34,396, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Lubos Michel 5½)

Ruben Amorim 9¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
AlexóGourcuff 17², EliseuóCésar Peixoto 18² 
  
Cardozo 20²Henríquez 5¹
41
116
24
64
813
1417
53
51%49%
Man of the match: Maximiliano Pereira