"Mann des Spiels": Weigl and his portrait

After being signed in the Winter transfer market, Julian Weigl scored, with a header, the decisive goal that which consummated Benfica's victory away at Rio Ave, by 1-2, in a game from matchday 27 of the Liga NOS, in the evening of June 17.

In the 14th match with an eagle on his chest, his first goal! And it wasn't just any goal, it was a very meaningful strike from the Man of the Match (the "Mann des Spiels", in German). First of all because it allowed the eagles to win on matchday 27 of the Portuguese league; then because it was his first goal for Benfica, the first headed goal of his career and Julian's first goal inside the box.

Caption: Aerial Duels; Ground Duels; Pass accuracy; Long Ball accuracy; 

Playing in the center of the Reds midfield, Weigl has been standing out in the resumption of the Liga NOS.

So it was against Tondela, the game in which he displayed 96 percent pass accuracy (7 in 8 long passes), won five of the six duels he took part in, had 69 actions with the ball and won the ball back nine times, according to the GoalPoint and Sofascore statistics platforms.

He continued in the following match against Portimonense, in which he had 94 percent pass accuracy, he won nine of the 13 duels he took part in, he recovered the ball 10 times 10, and carried three tackles and four clearances.

The high level of performance of the 28 continued at the Estádio do Rio Ave. He featured in the starting lineup and played the 90 minutes, Weigl added to the goal several statistical data that deserved to be highlighted in GoalPoint and Sofascore.

Caption: Tackles; Clearances; Interceptions; Ball Recoveries;

Text: Marco Rebelo

Fotos: David Martins / SL Benfica