UEFA Europa League

Braga vs AS Monaco, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Braga
  • 3': Abel Ruiz
  • 89': Vitinha
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
AS Monaco

    About

    Braga are hosting AS Monaco at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 3': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 4': Foul by Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga).
    • 4': Jean Lucas (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Offside, Monaco. Vanderson tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a through ball.
    • 7': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
    • 8': Attempt missed. David Carmo (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Jean Lucas (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eliot Matazo following a corner.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Horta.
    • 12': Fabiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
    • 14': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
    • 14': Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Caio Henrique.
    • 19': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
    • 22': Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
    • 22': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder tries a through ball, but Jean Lucas is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gelson Martins with a through ball.
    • 29': Offside, Monaco. Kevin Volland tries a through ball, but Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Horta.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Horta.
    • 33': Offside, Monaco. Vanderson tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
    • 33': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 34': VAR Decision: No Goal Sporting Braga 1-0 Monaco.
    • 36': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 38': Offside, Monaco. Vanderson tries a through ball, but Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Fabiano (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Al Musrati.
    • 40': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
    • 42': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder tries a through ball, but Jean Lucas is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Carmo.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Axel Disasi with a through ball.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Monaco. Benoît Badiashile replaces Chrislain Matsima.
    • 48': Offside, Sporting Braga. Matheus tries a through ball, but Iuri Medeiros is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Lucas with a through ball.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
    • 53': Foul by David Carmo (Sporting Braga).
    • 53': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': David Carmo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Hand ball by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 58': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Eliot Matazo.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Gelson Martins (Monaco) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira replaces Yan Couto.
    • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Oliveira replaces Abel Ruiz.
    • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Iuri Medeiros.
    • 66': Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
    • 66': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matheus.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jean Lucas (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 69': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Monaco).
    • 69': Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 74': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces André Horta.
    • 76': Foul by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
    • 76': Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 78': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Castro.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 80': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Miguel Falé replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
    • 81': Offside, Sporting Braga. Castro tries a through ball, but Francisco Moura is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, Monaco. Sofiane Diop replaces Kevin Volland.
    • 84': Offside, Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta tries a through ball, but Vítor Oliveira is caught offside.
    • 86': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 89': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Monaco 0. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabiano with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Myron Boadu (Monaco).
    • 90'+3': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Castro (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+6': Fabiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Monaco 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, Monaco 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, Monaco 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 5
    62.4 Possession 37.6
    10 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    464 Accurate Passes 242
    571 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 14
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 74
    27 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    12 Interceptions 11
    10 Effective Clearances 26
    10 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
    Location: Braga, Portugal
    Attendance: 10,228

    Line-Ups

    SCB Braga (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matheus (GK)
    16 David Carmo Yellow Card
    3 Vitor Tormena
    70 Fabiano
    10 André Horta
    8 Moatasem Al-Musrati
    57 Rodrigo Gomes
    2 Yan Couto
    9 Abel Ruiz
    21 Ricardo Horta
    45 Iuri Medeiros
    Braga Substitutes:
    Bruno Rodrigues, Vitinha, Moura, Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto, André Castro, Lukas Hornicek, Eduardo Soares, Leonardo Buta, Diogo Leite, Tiago Sá, Paulo Oliveira, Miguel Falé.

    MON AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Alexander Nübel (GK)
    34 Chrislain Matsima
    6 Axel Disasi
    12 Caio Henrique
    2 Vanderson Yellow Card
    31 Kevin Volland
    8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    36 Eliot Matazo
    10 Wissam Ben Yedder
    7 Gelson Martins
    11 Jean Lucas
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Radoslaw Majecki, Felix Lemarechal, Benoît Badiashile, Myron Boadu, Ismail Jakobs, Aleksandr Golovin, Ruben Aguilar, Djibril Sidibé, Vito Mannone, Yllan Okou, Maghnes Akliouche, Sofiane Diop.

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