Braga vs Real Madrid, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueReal Madrid's Rodrygo, Bellingham on target in win over Braga
Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham got on the scoresheet in each half to secure a 2-1 win at Sporting Braga in their Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 2': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
- 9': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 9': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 9': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar following a set piece situation.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 15': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 15': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Real Madrid 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 21': Attempt missed. Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 24': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 24': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló with a headed pass.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 27': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 27': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 27': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 29': Offside, Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja tries a through ball, but Álvaro Djaló is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho.
- 34': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
- 35': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
- 38': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
- 38': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 41': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristián Borja with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Real Madrid. Fran García tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 44': Offside, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati tries a through ball, but Álvaro Djaló is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 47': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 47': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Mendes with a cross.
- 49': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 51': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran García with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matheus.
- 51': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 51': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Hand ball by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 54': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 55': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Nacho.
- 56': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 56': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 59': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 60': Attempt missed. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 63': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Real Madrid 2. Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Simon Banza.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Al Musrati (Sporting Braga).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bruma replaces Vitor Carvalho.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Simon Banza.
- 69': Foul by Joe Mendes (Sporting Braga).
- 69': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
- 70': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kepa.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Rodrygo.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 72': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Diogo Fonseca replaces Joe Mendes.
- 73': Attempt missed. Diogo Fonseca (Sporting Braga) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy replaces Fran García.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Moutinho replaces Al Musrati.
- 81': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 82': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 84': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
- 85': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 86': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
- 90'+3': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
BRAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 490 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 536 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 29,820
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 29,820
Line-Ups
Braga (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 5 | Serdar Saatci |
| 26 | Cristian Borja |
| 17 | Josafat Mendes |
| 16 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 8 | Al-Musrati |
| 18 | Carvalho |
| 23 | Simon Banza |
| 14 | Álvaro Djaló |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Nacho  |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 20 | Fran García |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
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