UCL Stats Gallery: Smart passes, passing zones and more from Benfica vs Bayern Munich | OneFootball

Bayern Munich travelled to Portugal to face Benfica in their third Group game of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League season. The German club picked up a comfortable 4-0 victory to solidify their place at the top of the group. they have now scored 12 goals in their opening three UCL games without conceding a single goal. They scored all four goals late in the second half, with a brace from Leroy Sane, an Everton own-goal, and a fourth from their talisman Robert Lewandowski.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;

Which player took the most shots in the game? Which player had the highest xG among the Bayern players?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

Benfica’s Starting Eleven(3-4-1-2): Odisseas Vlachodimos, Lucas Verissimo, Nikolas Otamendi, Jan Vertonghen, Andre Almeida, Joao Mario, Julian Weigl, Alex Grimaldo, Rafa Silva, Yaremchuk, Darwin NunezThe average positions of the Benfica players show that they kept a firm backline of five players in their own half and five attacking players. They conceded four goals in the last 15 minutes but generally had a decent game. Bayern Munich’s Starting Lineup(4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, Nikolas Sule, Benjamin Pavard, Marcel Sabitzer, Joshua Kimmich, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski The average positions of the visitors show that they had a good shape in the game and had a lot of possession and attacks. Most of their players had average positions in the opposition half. The home side took a total of seven shots in the game, with just three on target and no goals. they created an xG of 0.50 in the match. On the other hand, Bayern Munich took 19 shots in the game, with seven on target and four goals. They had 66% possession in the game and an xG of 1.96. Robert Lewandowski had the highest individual xG in the game with 1.17, while Leroy Sane took the most shots with five. Joshua Kimmich put 12 passes into the final third, while Kingsley Coman had the most successful dribbles in the match.

Benfica’s shot map shows that took sevens hots in the match, with most of them from inside the box. They hit the target thrice but were unable to score. Bayern Munich took a total of 19 shots in the game, with a lot of shots from inside and outside the box. They hit the target seven times, scoring four goals, ann overachieved their xG of 1.96. The xT creation timeline shows that there were not many opportunities in the first half, with Benfica creating more threats than the visitors. In the second half, all threats and opportunities were created by Bayern Munich.

Benfica did not have a lot of passes in the game as they had only 34% of the possession. Julian Weigl had the most attempted and received passes for Benfica with 35 and 20 passes respectively.

The Bavarians had a large number of passes to show for their 66% possession in the game. Joshua Kimmich recorded 90 attempted passes and 65 received passes in the game, being the best passer of the match. The passing zones of the Eagles show that they completed most of their passes in midfield and defence. Rafa Silva put in four passes into the box which was the highest.

Bayern Munich’s passing zones show that they had a large number of passes in the midfield area, especially on the left side. Kimmich and Coman both put five passes into the box, while Coman also put in seven crosses.

The xT creation zones of Benfica show that they did not have a lot of threat creation in the opposition half. Rafa Silva had the highest xT creation among the Eagles. Other than Rafa Silva, Joao Mari also had high xT creation from passing. Rafa Silva also had high xT creation from dribbling. The xT creation zones of Bayern Munich show that they created a lot of threats in and around the goal and the penalty area. A lot of their players had high xT from passing. Kingsley Coman had the highest xT creation from dribbling for the Bavarians. Kimmich, Coman, Gnabry, Lucas Hernandez all had high xT generation from their passing.

Benfica had to contest in a lot of defensive duels in their own half, and they were only able to win a small percentage of these duels. Julian Weigl won a couple of duels for them. There were only a few aerial duels contested, which took place in the attacking half for Benfica. Vertonghen and Lucas de Silva won four aerial duels each.

There were a few loose ball duels contested all over the pitch, as Yaremchuk made four loose ball recoveries for his team. Bayern Munich had to contest in very few aerial duels in the game except on the right and left side of the defence, Lucas Hernandez won four duels with a lot of other players winning two or one. There were a few aerial duels contested in both the penalty boxes as most of the football was played with grounded passes. Lewandowski won four aerial duels for the Bavarians.

There were a lot of loose ball duels in the match, especially in the midfield area. Joshua Kimmich made four loose ball recoveries in the game.

The victory was Bayern Munich’s third in three games, as they’ve scored 12 goals without conceding. They sit at a comfortable place at the top of the group. Benfica are currently second with four points, only one ahead of third-placed Barcelona.

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UEFA Champions League Stats: Benfica vs Bayern Munich