Benfica-Club Brugge: key moments (5-1)

Benfica-Club Brugge, match of the 2nd leg of the Champions League round of 16 at the Estádio da Luz. The eagles won 5-1, a result that, added to their 0-2 victory in the first leg in Belgium, confirms their qualification for the quarterfinals of the Champions League. A presence secured for the second consecutive season, an unprecedented achievement in the Club's history in this format of the competition. The draw is scheduled for March 17. 

COMMENTARY

90'+1' End of the match at Estádio da Luz.  Benfica beats Brugge by 5-1 in the 2nd leg of the Champions League round of 16 and qualifies for the quarterfinals.

90' Added time: one minute.

89' Substitution for Benfica: António Silva out, Lucas Veríssimo in.

87' 5-1. Goal from Brugge, Mejer scores. Strong, placed shot, executed inside the area, over the left side of the attack.

80' OFFICIAL: 60 018 spectators at Estádio da Luz!

78' 5-0. GOAL! BENFICA! NERES! João Neves drives through the middle and passes the ball to Neres, who, on the left side of the penalty area, shoots for the fifth goal of the night at the Cathedral!

77' Neres scores, the goal is disallowed, but... there will be a review, it seems to be legal...

74' Substitutions: Otamendi and João Mário out, Morato and João Neves in. Otamendi has been yellow carded in this match, so he will have to serve a 1-game suspension in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

71' 4-0. GOAL! BENFICA! JOÃO MÁRIO! From the penalty spot, the midfielder hits it to the right and goalkeeper Mignolet flies to the left.

70' Penalty for Benfica! Gilberto is brought down by Sylla (already yellow carded) in the penalty box.

63' Substitutions for Benfica: Bah and Chiquinho come off, Gilberto and Neres come on.

62' Substitutions for Brugge: Yaremchuk and Mata come off, Jutglà and Odoi come on.

57' 3-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! Aursnes, on the left, passes to Grimaldo. The full-back moves forward and crosses for Gonçalo Ramos, who scores with his left foot.

48' Meijer sees the yellow card after fouling Bah.

46' The second half begins.

46' Substitution for Brugge:  Noa Lang out, Onyedika in.

45'+3' Ends the first half at Estádio da Luz. Benfica beats Brugge by 2-0. There are 45 minutes remaining to confirm a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League!

45'+2' 2-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS!

45' Added time: two minutes.

43' Bah is fouled by Sylla, who sees the yellow card.

38' 1-0. GOAL! BENFICA! RAFA! João Mário, over the central corridor, in a defensive zone, opens for Gonçalo Ramos to run on the left. The striker reaches the penalty box and looks for Rafa on the other side. The number 27 receives the ball, spins around, gains position and shoots a trivela shot into the back of the net.

29' Yellow card shown to Otamendi for fouling Buchanan.

20' Hard foul on Otamendi. Lang is yellow carded. It's on the edge of the Brugge box.

20' What a goal-scoring opportunity for Benfica! Grimaldo gets in on the left and crosses, João Mário shoots towards the goal... and Meijer saves the goal on the goal line!

17' Yaremchuk fouls Chiquinho and gets a yellow card. Free kick to Benfica.

15' Florentino! The midfielder's left-footed shot goes wide of the left post. The pass belongs to João Mário from the right side of the attack.

3' VAR disallow the Benfica goal scored by João Mário. Gonçalo Ramos is offside in the start of the play.

2' GOAL! João Mário scores with a back heel aftert Bah's cross on the right. The goal is celebrated, but the play is not validated by VAR. 

1' What an atmosphere! The match has started at Estádio da Luz!

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