Braga vs Benfica, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira Liga
90'+3': Ricardo HortaAbout
Braga are hosting Benfica
at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga).
- 4': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 6': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
- 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).
- 7': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Lelo.
- 15': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 15': Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 18': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 21': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga).
- 23': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 25': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
- 28': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga).
- 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.
- 30': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 35': Penalty conceded by Samuel Dahl (Benfica) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 1. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1.
- 47': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 47': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Carvalho.
- 50': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
- 50': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 52': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 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.
- 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).
- 56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
- 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.
- 58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
- 59': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
- 59': Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 63': Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 65': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Bright Arrey-Mbi (Sporting Braga).
- 67': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 70': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
- 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.
- 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.
- 74': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
- 74': Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Richard Ríos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro replaces Pau Víctor.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Mario Dorgeles.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Florian Grillitsch replaces João Moutinho.
- 79': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 79': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Leandro Barreiro.
- 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.
- 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.
- 84': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 85': Offside, Sporting Braga. Florian Grillitsch is caught offside.
- 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.
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga).
- 88': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 89': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Moscardo.
- 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.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+3': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira replaces Víctor Gómez.
- 90'+7': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
- 90'+7': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
- 90'+8': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2.
Statistics
 SLB |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 500 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 5 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 7 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 24,314
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 24,314
Liga Portugal Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 16 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 17 | +38 | 42 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 17 | +10 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Braga (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 6 | Carvalho |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 2 | Víctor Gómez |
| 8 | João Moutinho  |
| 29 | Jean-Baptiste Gorby |
| 5 | Leonardo Lelo |
| 20 | Mario Dorgeles |
| 18 | Pau Víctor |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 26 | Samuel Dahl |
| 17 | Amar Dedic |
| 18 | Leandro Barreiro |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 20 | Richard Ríos |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 10 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
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