TotalBound Football
Braga
FT
2–2
HT 2–1
Benfica
Primeira Liga Sun 28 Dec, 18:00London Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga João António Ferreira Gonçalves 24,314 attendance

Timeline

  1. 15' Tomás Araújo Yellow Card
  2. 29' Nicolás Otamendi Goal - Header
  3. 30' João Moutinho Yellow Card
  4. 45'+1' Pau Víctor
  5. 53' Fredrik Aursnes assist Vangelis Pavlidis
  6. 65' Ricardo Horta Yellow Card
  7. 74' Richard Ríos Yellow Card
  8. 77' Fran Navarro for Pau Víctor
  9. 77' Gabri Martínez for Mario Dorgeles
  10. 77' Florian Grillitsch for João Moutinho
  11. 80' Gianluca Prestianni for Georgiy Sudakov
  12. 80' Franjo Ivanovic for Leandro Barreiro
  13. 86' Gabriel Moscardo for Rodrigo Zalazar
  14. 88' Gabriel Moscardo Yellow Card
  15. 90'+3' Ricardo Horta Red Card
  16. 90'+6' Paulo Oliveira for Víctor Gómez

Match stats

49.2% Possession 50.8%
11 Shots 14
3 On target 6
14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Saves 1
408 Accurate passes 410

Lineups

Braga 3-4-2-1
1 Hornícek
26 Arrey-Mbi 6 Carvalho 2 Gómez
5 Lelo 8 Moutinho 29 Gorby 20 Dorgeles
21 Horta 18 Víctor
10 Zalazar
Benfica 4-2-3-1
1 Trubin
26 Dahl 30 Otamendi 44 Araújo 17 Dedic
5 Barrenechea 20 Ríos
10 Sudakov 18 Barreiro 8 Aursnes
14 Pavlidis
Braga 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Lukás Hornícek G
  2. 6 Vítor Carvalho CD
  3. 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi CD-L
  4. 2 Víctor Gómez ▼ CD-R
  5. 8 João Moutinho ▼ CM-L
  6. 29 Gorby CM-R
  7. 5 Leonardo Lelo LM
  8. 20 Mario Dorgeles ▼ RM
  9. 18 Pau Víctor ▼ F
  10. 21 Ricardo Horta CF-L
  11. 10 Rodrigo Zalazar ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 39 Fran Navarro ▲ SUB
  2. 15 Paulo Oliveira ▲ SUB
  3. 77 Gabri Martínez ▲ SUB
  4. 27 Florian Grillitsch ▲ SUB
  5. 17 Gabriel Moscardo ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 50 Diego Rodrigues SUB
  2. 62 Nuno Matos SUB
  3. 41 Yanis Da Rocha SUB
  4. 12 Tiago Sá SUB
Benfica 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Anatoliy Trubin G
  2. 30 Nicolás Otamendi CD-L
  3. 44 Tomás Araújo CD-R
  4. 26 Samuel Dahl LB
  5. 17 Amar Dedic RB
  6. 18 Leandro Barreiro ▼ AM
  7. 5 Enzo Barrenechea LM
  8. 20 Richard Ríos RM
  9. 14 Vangelis Pavlidis F
  10. 10 Georgiy Sudakov ▼ AM-L
  11. 8 Fredrik Aursnes AM-R

Came on

  1. 9 Franjo Ivanovic ▲ SUB
  2. 25 Gianluca Prestianni ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 16 Manu Silva SUB
  2. 4 António Silva SUB
  3. 84 João Rêgo SUB
  4. 64 Gonçalo Oliveira SUB
  5. 50 Diogo Ferreira SUB
  6. 21 Andreas Schjelderup SUB
  7. 67 Rodrigo Rêgo SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2.
  2. 90'+8' Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2.
  3. 90'+8' Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  4. 90'+8' Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  5. 90'+7' Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 90'+7' Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
  7. 90'+6' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira replaces Víctor Gómez.
  8. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  10. 90'+3' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  11. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
  12. 90'+2' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Moscardo.
93 earlier entries
  1. 90'+1' Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
  2. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  3. 89' Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 89' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  5. 88' Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 88' Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 88' Foul by Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga).
  8. 87' Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  9. 86' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
  10. 86' Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  11. 85' Offside, Sporting Braga. Florian Grillitsch is caught offside.
  12. 84' Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  13. 84' Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  14. 83' Attempt missed. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
  15. 80' Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
  16. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Leandro Barreiro.
  17. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  18. 79' Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. 79' Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  20. 77' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Florian Grillitsch replaces João Moutinho.
  21. 77' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Mario Dorgeles.
  22. 77' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro replaces Pau Víctor.
  23. 74' Richard Ríos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 74' Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  25. 74' Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  26. 74' Attempt saved. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  27. 70' Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  28. 70' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
  29. 70' Attempt saved. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  30. 67' Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  31. 67' Foul by Bright Arrey-Mbi (Sporting Braga).
  32. 66' Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  33. 65' Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 65' Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 65' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  36. 63' Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  37. 63' Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  38. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  39. 59' Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
  40. 59' Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  41. 59' Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
  42. 58' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
  43. 57' Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
  44. 56' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
  45. 56' Attempt saved. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
  46. 53' Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a fast break.
  47. 52' Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  48. 52' Attempt missed. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  49. 50' Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  50. 50' Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
  51. 50' Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Carvalho.
  52. 47' Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 47' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  54. 45' Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1.
  55. 45'+6' First Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1.
  56. 45'+1' Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  57. 45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  58. 40' Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
  59. 38' Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 1. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  60. 35' Penalty conceded by Samuel Dahl (Benfica) with a handball in the penalty area.
  61. 35' Attempt blocked. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
  62. 30' João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  63. 29' Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Benfica 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  64. 28' Foul by Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga).
  65. 28' Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  66. 26' Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  67. 25' Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  68. 25' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  69. 23' Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 23' Foul by Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga).
  71. 21' Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  72. 21' Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  73. 20' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  74. 18' Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  75. 18' Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 18' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  77. 16' Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  78. 15' Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  79. 15' Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  80. 15' Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  81. 13' Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Lelo.
  82. 12' Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  83. 12' Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 9' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  85. 7' Delay in match because of an injury João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  86. 7' Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  87. 7' Attempt saved. Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  88. 6' Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
  89. 6' Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
  90. 4' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  91. 4' Foul by Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga).
  92. First Half begins.
  93. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Braga W L W W W

  • W at Famalicão 2-1 Portuguese Liga
  • W at Nice 1-0 UEFA Europa League
  • W Santa Clara 1-0 Portuguese Liga
  • L at Estoril 1-0 Portuguese Liga
  • W at FC Caldas 3-0 Taca de Portugal

Benfica W W W W D

  • D Sporting CP 1-1 Portuguese Liga
  • W Napoli 2-0 UEFA Champions League
  • W at Moreirense 4-0 Portuguese Liga
  • W at SC Farense 2-0 Taca de Portugal
  • W Famalicão 1-0 Portuguese Liga

Head to head

SLB leads series 3-1-1

  • 17 May 2025 Braga 1–1 Benfica 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 26 Feb 2025 Benfica 1–0 Braga 2024-25 Taca de Portugal
  • 4 Jan 2025 Benfica 1–2 Braga 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 27 Apr 2024 Benfica 3–1 Braga 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
  • 10 Jan 2024 Benfica 3–2 Braga 2023-24 Taca de Portugal