Football
Real Sociedad vs Benfica. UEFA Champions League Group D.
5:45pm, Wednesday 8th November 2023.
Reale Seguros StadiumAttendance: Attendance36,815.
Match ends, Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 1.
Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 1.
Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by João Neves.
Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad).
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Aritz Elustondo.
Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Ángel Di María.
Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Rafa.
Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
Offside, Benfica. João Neves tries a through ball, but David Jurásek is caught offside.
João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
Attempt missed. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beñat Turrientes.
Attempt blocked. Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beñat Turrientes with a cross.
Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Real Sociedad).
Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Brais Méndez.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Arthur Cabral.
Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Neves with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Jurásek.
Hand ball by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).
Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass.
Goal! Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a set piece situation.
Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0.
First Half ends, Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
Attempt blocked. Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) header from the right side of the box is blocked.
Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad).
António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
Foul by Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad).
João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Takefusa Kubo.
Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces Florentino.
Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Penalty missed! Still Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
Penalty Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a cross.
João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
Offside, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo tries a through ball, but Mikel Oyarzabal is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
Offside, Benfica. João Neves tries a through ball, but Arthur Cabral is caught offside.
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Hand ball by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Real Sociedad 2, Benfica 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Benfica 0. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aihen Muñoz following a corner.
Attempt missed. Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Morato.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Brais Méndez.
Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by António Silva with a headed pass.
João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
