Juventus vs. Benfica: Live Player Ratings

Benfica will face Sevilla in the 2014 Europa League Final.

The Portuguese champions booked their place in the contest with a gutsy display away to Juventus, and despite finishing the match with nine men following the expulsion of Enzo Perez and injury to Ezequiel Garay they managed to h0ld on for a 0-0 draw.

Their 2-1 aggregate win means they’ll face Sevilla in Turin after the Primera Division outfit eliminated Valencia on away goals.

Following are ratings and analysis for both sets of players.

Player	Half-Time	Full-Time
Buffon	7	7
Caceres	7	6
Bonucci	8	7
Chiellini	8	7
Lichtsteiner	7	6
Vidal	7	7
Pirlo	7	7
Pogba	6	6
Asamoah	7	6
Tevez	7	6
Llorente	6	5
Giovinco	N/A	5
Marchisio	N/A	6
Osvaldo	N/A	5

Half-Time analysis for Juventus

Buffon: Didn’t have to make a single save in the first half.

Caceres: Marking Lima out of the match.

Bonucci: Has so far won everything in the air on his 27th birthday.

Chiellini: He and Asamoah have looked after Markovic.

Lichtsteiner: His ambitious shot required a straightforward save by Oblak midway through the opening frame.

Vidal: Looking spritely in his return from injury and nearly opened the scoring from a headed opportunity.

Pirlo: Set pieces have been unusually poor, but he’s completed 90% of his passes.

Pogba: Fighting a pitched battle with Maxi Pereira.

Asamoah: Delivered a wonderful cross that set up a Pirlo volley.

Tevez: His own volley sailed just over the crossbar.

Llorente: Only 17 touches so far, but he did contribute an important defensive header.

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Full-Time analysis for Juventus

Buffon: Charged off his line to prevent Rodrigo connecting with Markovic’s pass.

Caceres: Won all of his aerial battles.

Bonucci: Completed 90% of his passes out of the defense.

Chiellini: Involved in a pair of late fouls that helped Benfica kill the clock.

Lichtsteiner: Missed a wide-open net and a chance to send his side through to the final.

Vidal: Was among his side’s more dangerous attackers but couldn’t play the full 90 minutes on his return from injury.

Pirlo: His stoppage-time free kick sailed right into the wall.

Pogba: He set up Osvaldo to score, but as the ball went into the back of the net he was called for offside.

Asamoah: Made four tackles on the defensive side of the ball.

Tevez: Took a shot from in close that flew straight into the waiting arms of Oblak.

Llorente: Took two shots but didn’t trouble Oblak.

Giovinco: Just eight touches of the ball in 17 minutes

Marchisio: Completed 91% of his passes after coming on in the 73rd minute.

Osvaldo: Had the ball in the back of the net, but Pogba was offside upon passing it to him.

Player	Half-Time	Full-Time
Oblak	8	10
M.Pereira	7	7
Garay	8	9
Luisao	8	8
Siqueira	6	6
Gaitan	6	6
Amorim	7	7
Perez	7	6
Markovic	5	6
Rodrigo	6	6
Lima	5	4
Almeida	N/A	6
Salvio	N/A	6
Sulejmani	N/A	6

Half-Time analysis for Benfica

Oblak: Made a spectacular save to deny Pirlo.

M.Pereira: Handling Pogba well enough, but Asamoah has been another story.

Garay: With every match he plays his transfer value continues to sky-rocket.

Luisao: Made an exceptional goal-line clearance to deny Vidal.

Siqueira: Has been over-run by Lichtsteiner and Vidal.

Markovic: Only 19 touches in the first half.

Perez: Distribution has been excellent, but he also committed a pair of fouls.

Amorim: He’s doing his best to contain Vidal.

Gaitan: Benfica will want to see more from him on the dribble after the restart.

Rodrigo: Made an active start to the match and is dropping deep to involve himself in the buildup.

Lima: Only 15 touches through 45 minutes.

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Full-Time analysis for Benfica

Oblak: Made a heroic, late save on Caceres to maintain Benfica’s advantage.

M.Pereira: Distribution wasn’t great but he coped well with the threat of Asamoah.

Garay: Was a colossus in central defense before being carried off with a facial injury.

Luisao: Didn’t put a foot wrong and made a pair of important tackles.

Siqueira: Much of what Juventus mustered came down the right, where he saw a lot of Lichtsteiner

Markovic: Came to life after the restart but was sent off after being substituted for a skirmish with Vucinic, who didn’t feature in the match.

Perez: Sent off for a pair of bookable offenses and will miss the final.

Amorim: Benfica required his physicality on this night.

Gaitan: Would have preferred to have been on the front-foot more often.

Rodrigo: A quiet second half ended when he was withdrawn following Perez’ ejection.

Lima: Played the full 90 minutes and managed to do absolutely nothing.

Almeida: Assumed defensive duties when Perez was sent off.

Salvio: He put in an efficient 13 minutes despite playing with a broken arm.

Sulejmani: Just eight touches in a brief cameo.