
Real Madrid vs Braga, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueReal Madrid beat Braga to clinch Champions League last-16 place
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Brahim Diaz, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo scored as Real Madrid cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining after a 3-0 victory over Portuguese side Braga on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Penalty Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Penalty conceded by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Penalty saved. Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 12': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 16': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 18': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 18': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 19': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
- 20': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
- 23': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 23': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 24': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 25': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 26': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 26': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Sporting Braga 0. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
- 31': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga).
- 34': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 34': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Hand ball by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 36': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 38': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 39': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruma.
- 40': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 42': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 44': Offside, Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta tries a through ball, but Bruma is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 46': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Vitor Carvalho.
- 47': Attempt saved. Nacho (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristián Borja.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 53': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
- 54': Hand ball by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 55': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 57': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 58': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Sporting Braga 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez following a fast break.
- 61': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Sporting Braga 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a through ball following a fast break.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Joe Mendes replaces Víctor Gómez.
- 64': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 65': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 68': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 73': Delay in match (Sporting Braga).
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt saved. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces Álvaro Djaló.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Bruma.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nico Paz replaces Federico Valverde.
- 81': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 81': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matheus.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy.
- 84': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 84': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 87': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
- 87': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 88': Offside, Real Madrid. Nico Paz tries a through ball, but Toni Kroos is caught offside.
- 89': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristián Borja with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Sporting Braga 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Sporting Braga 0.
Statistics
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RMA![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
9 | SHOTS | 18 |
4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
522 | Accurate Passes | 477 |
579 | Passes | 528 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
12 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
48 | Long Balls | 28 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
25 | Tackles | 17 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
14 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 68,509
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
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13 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
6 | Nacho |
22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
23 | Ferland Mendy |
17 | Lucas Vázquez ![]() |
7 | Vinícius Júnior |
12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
21 | Brahim Díaz |
8 | Toni Kroos |
15 | Federico Valverde |
11 | Rodrygo |
Braga (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Matheus (GK) |
4 | Sikou Niakate |
6 | José Fonte |
26 | Cristian Borja |
2 | Víctor Gómez |
18 | Carvalho |
16 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
28 | João Moutinho |
14 | Álvaro Djaló |
7 | Bruma |
21 | Ricardo Horta |
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