Match report
Benfica beat FC ST. Gallen 3–2 at Benfica Stadium in UEFA Europa League. L. Barreiro opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Benfica have 3 wins in their last 5, while FC ST. Gallen have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
⚽L. Barreiroassist L. Barreiro
16'
D. Banjaqui
22'
2H
⚽L. Barreiroassist Diogo Ferreira
54'
⇄A. Trubin↓ L. Barreiro
63'
63'
⇄Costa↓ Ferrari
65'
⚽Rossiassist Rossi
⚽E. Barrenechea
77'
⇄Samuel Soares↓ E. Barrenechea
82'
82'
⇄Nielsen↓ Silva
88'
⚽Ferrari
Momentum
B
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FSG
Match info
TournamentUEFA Europa League · World
Kick-offMar 2, 2022 · 17:00
VenueBenfica Stadium
Attendance32,893 / 41,116 (80%)
RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)
FIFA ranking
#7·
#14
#7·#14Where to watch
Sky Sports
Statistics
55Ball possession %45
2.5Expected goals (xG)2
15Total shots12
8Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
9Corner kicks6
3Offsides3
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
525Passes519
79Pass accuracy %77
16Tackles16
Player of the match
E. Barrenechea7.9
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18:5 | +13 | 21 | WWWLW |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14:6 | +8 | 21 | LWWWW |
| 3 |  FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18:8 | +10 | 19 | WWWWW |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | +6 | 17 | DWWWW |
| 5 |  FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | +6 | 17 | WWWWL |
| 6 |  SC Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11:5 | +6 | 17 | WWWWL |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10:4 | +6 | 17 | DDWWW |
| 8 |  AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13:6 | +7 | 16 | LLDWW |
| 9 |  Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11:7 | +4 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 10 |  Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14:7 | +7 | 15 | DWWWW |
| 11 |  VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15:9 | +6 | 15 | WWWWW |
| 12 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12:11 | +1 | 15 | DWWWW |
| 13 |  Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15:7 | +8 | 14 | DWWWW |
| 14 |  Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8:3 | +5 | 14 | DDDDD |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7:6 | +1 | 14 | DWWWW |
| 16 |  Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15:11 | +4 | 13 | WWWLL |
| 17 |  PAOK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17:14 | +3 | 12 | WWLLD |
| 18 |  Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12:9 | +3 | 12 | LLLWW |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:7 | +3 | 12 | DWWWL |
| 20 |  Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 12 | DDWWW |
| 21 |  Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13:15 | -2 | 11 | WWWLL |
| 22 |  Ludogorets | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 10 | WLLLL |
| 23 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 10 | WWLLL |
| 24 |  Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | LDDDW |
| 25 |  BSC Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10:16 | -6 | 9 | WWLLL |
| 26 |  Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5:11 | -6 | 7 | WWLLL |
| 27 |  FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9:16 | -7 | 7 | DWWLL |
| 28 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 7 | WLLLL |
| 29 |  Feyenoord | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11:15 | -4 | 6 | WWLLL |
| 30 |  FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9:13 | -4 | 6 | LLLLW |
| 31 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10:15 | -5 | 6 | LLLWW |
| 32 |  Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5:14 | -9 | 4 | WLLLL |
| 33 |  Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 | LWLLL |
| 34 |  Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5:15 | -10 | 1 | LDLLL |
| 35 |  Malmo FF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4:15 | -11 | 1 | DLLLL |
| 36 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2:22 | -20 | 1 | LLLDL |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Benfica2-1FC ST. GallenUEFA Nations League
2023Benfica0-2FC ST. GallenInternational Friendly
2022FC ST. Gallen3-2BenficaUEFA Nations League
2021Benfica1-0FC ST. Gallen