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Benfica
FT
1–2
HT 0–2
Braga
Primeira Liga Sat 4 Jan, 18:00London Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Luís Godinho 61,750 attendance

Timeline

  1. 17' Fran Navarro assist Víctor Gómez
  2. 31' João Ferreira for Sikou Niakate
  3. 36' Gorby Yellow Card
  4. 40' Robson Bambu assist Ricardo Horta
  5. 45' Diego Rodrigues for Gorby
  6. 45' Arthur Cabral for Fredrik Aursnes
  7. 52' Ángel Di María Yellow Card
  8. 54' Matheus Yellow Card
  9. 65' Bright Arrey-Mbi for Gabri Martínez
  10. 67' Zeki Amdouni for Vangelis Pavlidis
  11. 67' Andreas Schjelderup for Kerem Aktürkoglu
  12. 67' Renato Sanches for Alexander Bah
  13. 77' Arthur Cabral assist Leandro Barreiro
  14. 79' Arthur Cabral Yellow Card
  15. 82' Roger Fernandes for Ricardo Horta
  16. 82' Niklas Beste for Ángel Di María
  17. 82' Amine El Ouazzani for Fran Navarro
  18. 88' Leandro Barreiro Yellow Card
  19. 89' Niklas Beste Yellow Card
  20. 90'+3' João Ferreira Yellow Card

Match stats

59.4% Possession 40.6%
21 Shots 6
5 On target 2
8 Fouls 11
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Saves 4
469 Accurate passes 301

Lineups

Benfica 4-3-3
1 Trubin
3 Carreras 30 Otamendi 44 Araújo 6 Bah
18 Barreiro 10 Kökçü 8 Aursnes
17 Aktürkoglu 14 Pavlidis 11 Di María
Braga 3-4-3
1 Matheus
19 Marín 4 Niakate 3 Bambu
77 Martínez 29 Gorby 6 Carvalho 2 Gómez
7 Bruma 39 Navarro 21 Horta
Benfica 4-3-3
  1. 1 Anatoliy Trubin G
  2. 30 Nicolás Otamendi CD-L
  3. 44 Tomás Araújo CD-R
  4. 3 Álvaro Carreras LB
  5. 6 Alexander Bah ▼ RB
  6. 10 Orkun Kökçü CM
  7. 18 Leandro Barreiro LM
  8. 8 Fredrik Aursnes ▼ RM
  9. 14 Vangelis Pavlidis ▼ F
  10. 17 Kerem Aktürkoglu ▼ LF
  11. 11 Ángel Di María ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 7 Zeki Amdouni ▲ SUB
  2. 21 Andreas Schjelderup ▲ SUB
  3. 37 Niklas Beste ▲ SUB
  4. 85 Renato Sanches ▲ SUB
  5. 9 Arthur Cabral ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 32 Benjamín Rollheiser SUB
  2. 61 Florentino SUB
  3. 24 Samuel Soares SUB
  4. 4 António Silva SUB
Braga 3-4-3
  1. 1 Matheus G
  2. 4 Sikou Niakate ▼ CD
  3. 19 Adrián Marín CD-L
  4. 3 Robson Bambu CD-R
  5. 29 Gorby ▼ CM-L
  6. 6 Vítor Carvalho CM-R
  7. 77 Gabri Martínez ▼ LM
  8. 2 Víctor Gómez RM
  9. 39 Fran Navarro ▼ F
  10. 7 Bruma CF-L
  11. 21 Ricardo Horta ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 9 Amine El Ouazzani ▲ SUB
  2. 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi ▲ SUB
  3. 50 Diego Rodrigues ▲ SUB
  4. 11 Roger Fernandes ▲ SUB
  5. 13 João Ferreira ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 20 Ismaël Gharbi SUB
  2. 8 João Moutinho SUB
  3. 91 Lukás Hornícek SUB
  4. 10 André Horta SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2.
  3. 90'+6' Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  4. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross.
  5. 90'+4' Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 90'+4' Foul by Renato Sanches (Benfica).
  7. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  8. 90'+3' João Ferreira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+2' Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  10. 90'+2' Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
  11. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Gómez following a fast break.
  12. 90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
95 earlier entries
  1. 89' Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 89' Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 89' Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica).
  4. 89' Attempt blocked. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine El Ouazzani.
  5. 88' Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 87' Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  7. 86' Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  8. 85' Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 85' Foul by Diego Rodrigues (Sporting Braga).
  10. 83' Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  11. 82' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Fran Navarro.
  12. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Ángel Di María.
  13. 82' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes replaces Ricardo Horta.
  14. 81' Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 81' Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
  16. 79' Arthur Cabral (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 78' Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  18. 78' Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  19. 77' Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  20. 76' Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  21. 76' Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  22. 76' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  23. 74' Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  24. 73' Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  25. 73' Foul by Diego Rodrigues (Sporting Braga).
  26. 72' Hand ball by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  27. 71' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  28. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  30. 68' Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 68' Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  32. 68' Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
  33. 67' Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Alexander Bah.
  34. 67' Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  35. 67' Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  36. 66' Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  37. 66' Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  38. 66' Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  39. 66' Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  40. 65' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bright Arrey-Mbi replaces Gabri Martínez.
  41. 65' Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  42. 63' Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
  43. 63' Offside, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro is caught offside.
  44. 58' Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
  45. 57' Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  46. 57' Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  47. 56' Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
  48. 56' Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  49. 56' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adrián Marín.
  50. 54' Matheus (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  51. 52' Ángel Di María (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  52. 52' Ángel Di María (Benfica) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  53. 52' Attempt saved. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  54. 52' Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  55. 52' Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
  56. 51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  57. 50' Delay in match because of an injury Robson Bambu (Sporting Braga).
  58. 49' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vitor Carvalho.
  59. 48' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
  60. 45' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Diego Rodrigues replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
  61. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  62. 45' Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2.
  63. 45'+3' First Half ends, Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2.
  64. 45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  65. 45' Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  66. 44' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabri Martínez.
  67. 44' Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
  68. 44' Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  69. 40' Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2. Robson Bambu (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
  70. 40' Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  71. 36' Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  72. 36' Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 36' Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
  74. 32' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  75. 31' Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Ferreira replaces Sikou Niakaté because of an injury.
  76. 31' Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  77. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  78. 29' Delay in match because of an injury Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
  79. 27' Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  80. 27' Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho following a fast break.
  81. 25' Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  82. 17' Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 1. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
  83. 16' Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  84. 15' Offside, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro is caught offside.
  85. 15' Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  86. 14' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adrián Marín.
  87. 13' Attempt blocked. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
  88. 9' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
  89. 8' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  90. 2' Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  91. 2' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  92. 2' Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  93. 2' Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  94. First Half begins.
  95. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Benfica L W W D D

  • D Bologna 0-0 UEFA Champions League
  • D at AVS 1-1 Portuguese Liga
  • W at Nacional 2-0 Portuguese Liga
  • W Estoril 3-0 Portuguese Liga
  • L at Sporting CP 1-0 Portuguese Liga

Braga L W D L D

  • D Estoril 2-2 Portuguese Liga
  • L at AS Roma 3-0 UEFA Europa League
  • D Famalicão 3-3 Portuguese Liga
  • W at Santa Clara 2-0 Portuguese Liga
  • L Casa Pia 2-1 Portuguese Liga

Head to head

SLB leads series 4-1

  • 27 Apr 2024 Benfica 3–1 Braga 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 10 Jan 2024 Benfica 3–2 Braga 2023-24 Taca de Portugal
  • 17 Dec 2023 Braga 0–1 Benfica 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 6 May 2023 Benfica 1–0 Braga 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 9 Feb 2023 Braga 1–1 Benfica 2022-23 Taca de Portugal