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Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Benfica vs Bayern in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. I’ll bring you team news and build-up over the next hour, followed by full text commentary.

Champions League / Quarter-final
Estádio da Luz / 13.04.2016
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Aggregate score 2-3
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Tom Bennett

Updated 13/04/2016 at 20:38 GMT


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Lahm pops up in the centre-forward position, but Ederson races off his line to slide out and steal the ball off the German's toes.
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Bayern have upped their intensity since the goal, but are still lacking an obvious cutting edge without Lewandowski leading the line.
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The ball breaks for Raul Jimenez in the box, but his first touch gets it stuck under his feet and he can only toe-poke a shot straight at the goalkeeper. Bayern are on the ropes.
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Wow, that has really livened things up. It's the first chance that Benfica have had, but it was bravely put away by the usual second-choice centre-forward and the hosts are right back in this tie.
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GOOOAAALLL!!! It's completely against the run of play, but Benfica have the lead! The Estadio da Luz erupts in celebration as Raul Jimenez beats three defenders and an onrushing Neuer to a long cross into the box and nods the home side ahead. It's 1-0 on the night and 1-1 on aggregate!!!
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The game has yet to spark into life in all honesty. It's going very much to the game-plan for the visitors, but that's not particularly entertaining for any neutrals.
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Benfica launch a rare foray into the Bayern half, but it's snuffed out before they can even think about threatening Neuer. It must be exhausting to player against this Bayern side.
21'
Vidal manages to get a header on target from a looping cross, but it's a comfortable save for the keeper.
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The game is following the Guardiola pattern: that's complete control if you're a Pep fan... or sterile possession if you're not.
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Muller gets on the end of a Lahm cross and manages to flick a shot away while under close supervision from his marker, but he narrowly fails to hit the target.
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Costa and Lahm combine down the right and the latter pulls the ball back into the danger area, but a swarm of red-shirted defenders pounce to snuff out the chance. It's all very congested in the Benfica half... which is essentially where the game is being played.
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Bayern are looking to stretch Benfica as much as possible, doubling up in wide areas and attempting to isolate the full-backs. With so little space to work with in central midfield it's a clever way to try and open the game up a little.
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Alaba slides in a teasing cross, but it's too close to the keeper and Ederson claims with ease.
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