UEFA Europa League

Braga vs Leicester City, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Braga
  • 4': Moatasem Al-Musrati
  • 24': Paulinho
  • 90': Fransérgio
FT
3 - 3
Leicester City
  • 9': Harvey Barnes
  • 78': Luke Thomas
  • 90'+5': Jamie Vardy

About

Braga are hosting Leicester City 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.
  • 1': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga).
  • 1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Leicester City. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Leicester City 0. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Leicester City 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 13': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 17': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City).
  • 17': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 18': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 22': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Leicester City 1. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 27': Hand ball by André Castro (Sporting Braga).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Vitor Tormena.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 36': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
  • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Vitor Tormena.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. André Castro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Bruno Viana (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wesley Fofana replaces Christian Fuchs.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Dennis Praet.
  • 49': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 49': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 52': Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 53': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 62': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Al Musrati (Sporting Braga).
  • 64': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 68': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 68': Foul by Bruno Viana (Sporting Braga).
  • 68': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 69': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Raúl Silva replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 70': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 70': Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 72': Offside, Leicester City. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Wesley Fofana is caught offside.
  • 73': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga).
  • 75': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Raúl Silva.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fransergio replaces Iuri Medeiros.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 78': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Leicester City 2. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Al Musrati.
  • 82': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  • 83': Foul by Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga).
  • 83': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 84': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nuno Sequeira.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces André Castro.
  • 87': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Guilherme Schettine replaces Paulinho.
  • 88': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 88': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 89': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Leicester City 2. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Guilherme Schettine (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Guilherme Schettine (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matheus.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Guilherme Schettine (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+4': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Leicester City 3. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 3, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 3, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
55.1 Possession 44.9
13 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
464 Accurate Passes 357
559 Passes 453
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 70
25 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 14
0.3 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 20
11 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal

Line-Ups

SCB Braga (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
36 Bruno Viana
5 Nuno Sequeira
3 Vitor Tormena
88 André Castro
8 Moatasem Al-Musrati
90 Galeno
47 Ricardo Esgaio
20 Paulinho
21 Ricardo Horta
45 Iuri Medeiros
Braga Substitutes:
João Novais, Fransérgio, Rogério Paulo Veiga Santos, Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto, Hernâni Infande, Zé Carlos, Guilherme Schettine, Abel Ruiz, Raul, André Horta, Rolando, Tiago Sá.

LEI Leicester City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
28 Christian Fuchs
2 James Justin
20 Hamza Choudhury
26 Dennis Praet
33 Luke Thomas
11 Marc Albrighton Yellow Card
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
15 Harvey Barnes
19 Cengiz Ünder
Leicester City Substitutes:
Danny Ward, Wesley Fofana, James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Wes Morgan, Nampalys Mendy, Ayoze Pérez, Jamie Vardy, Eldin Jakupovic.

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