Champions League Knockout Stages
February 16th, 2016
Benfica score late to beat Zenit and Cavani proves to be a smart sub for Laurent Blanc’s PSG. Here is what you missed in today’s first legs of the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Benfica vs. Zenit St. Petersburg
Final Score: 1-0
Starting XIs:
Benfica – César, Almeida, Jardel, Lindelöf, Eliseu, Samaris, Sanches, Pizzi, Jonas, Gaitán, Mitroglou
Zenit – Lodigin, Criscito, Lombaerts, Garay, Anyukov, Witsel, García, Danny, Hulk, Shatov, Dzyuba
Match Highlights:
16’ Yellow Card: Yellow Card: Almeida (Benfica)
32’ Yellow Card: Witsel (Zenit)
35’ Yellow Card: Jardel (Benfica)
43’ Yellow Card: Pizzi (Benfica)
45’ Halftime Score: 0-0
59’ Yellow Card: García
63’ Substitution: (Benfica) Off-Mitroglou On- Jiménez
67’ Yellow Card: Criscito (Zenit)
71’ Substitution: (Benfica) Off- Pizzi On- Carcela-González
74’ Substitution: (Zenit) Off- Dzyuba On- Kokorin
81’ Substitution: (Zenit) Off- Shatov On- Zhirkov
87’ Substitution: (Zenit) Off- Danny On- Maurício
90’ Red Card: Criscito (Zenit)
90+1’ Goal: Jonas (Benfica) Score: 1-0 Benfica
90+1’ Yellow Card: Jonas (Benfica)
90+4’ Final Score: 1-0 Benfica
Jonas (right) celebrates after scoring the winning goal late in added-time. [Getty Images]
PSG vs. Chelsea
Final Score: 2-1
Starting XIs:
PSG – Trapp, Marquinhos, Silva, Luiz, Maxwell, Verratti, Motta, Matuidi, Di María, Ibrahimovic, Lucas
Chelsea – Courtois, Baba, Cahill, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Fabregas, Hazard, Willian, Pedro, Costa
Match Highlights:
19’ Yellow Card: Ibrahimovic (PSG)
38’ Yellow Card: Mikel (Chelsea)
39’ Goal: Ibrahimovic (PSG) Score: 1-0
45+1’ Goal: Mikel (Chelsea) Score: 1-1
45+1’ Halftime Score: 1-1
67’ Yellow Card: Pedro (Chelsea)
71’ Yellow Card: Lucas (PSG)
71’ Yellow Card: Luiz (PSG)
71’ Substitution: (Chelsea) Off- Hazard On- Oscar
74’ Substitution: (PSG) Off- Lucas On- Cavani
78’ Goal: Cavani (PSG) Score: 2-1
81’ Substitution: (PSG) Off- Verratti On- Rabiot
81’ Substitution: (PSG) Off-Matuidi On- Pastore
90+2’ Final Score: 2-1 PSG
Mikel (farthest left in white) blasted in a shot from close range to level the game at 1-1 on the stroke of halftime. [Reuters]
Edinson Cavani scored the winning goal after being subbed on just four minutes earlier. [Reuters]
