Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Braga, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 77': Arthur Cabral
FT
1 - 2
Braga
  • 17': Fran Navarro
  • 40': Robson Bambu

About

Benfica are hosting Braga at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 2': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 2': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 9': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
  • 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adrián Marín.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Offside, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 17': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 1. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
  • 25': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho following a fast break.
  • 27': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 31': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Ferreira replaces Sikou Niakaté because of an injury.
  • 32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  • 36': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
  • 36': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 40': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2. Robson Bambu (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
  • 44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabri Martínez.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Diego Rodrigues replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
  • 48': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
  • 49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vitor Carvalho.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Robson Bambu (Sporting Braga).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
  • 52': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Ángel Di María (Benfica) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 52': Ángel Di María (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Matheus (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adrián Marín.
  • 56': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
  • 63': Offside, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bright Arrey-Mbi replaces Gabri Martínez.
  • 66': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  • 66': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  • 66': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Alexander Bah.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
  • 68': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 68': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  • 72': Hand ball by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
  • 73': Foul by Diego Rodrigues (Sporting Braga).
  • 73': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 76': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 77': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 78': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  • 78': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
  • 81': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Fran Navarro.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 85': Foul by Diego Rodrigues (Sporting Braga).
  • 85': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 88': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine El Ouazzani.
  • 89': Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica).
  • 89': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Gómez following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+2': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': João Ferreira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Renato Sanches (Benfica).
  • 90'+4': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 0
40.6 Possession 59.4
6 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
301 Accurate Passes 469
396 Passes 563
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
2 Crosses 24
0.5 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 48
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 10
24 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 6
38 Effective Clearances 5
38 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 61,750

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 20 +35 55
2 Sporting CP 20 +43 51
3 Benfica 20 +31 46
4 Braga 20 +23 36
Full Table

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
44 Tomás Araújo
3 Álvaro Carreras
6 Alexander Bah
10 Orkun Kökçü
18 Leandro Barreiro
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Ángel Di María Yellow Card
Benfica Substitutes:
Zeki Amdouni, Andreas Schjelderup, Benjamín Rollheiser, Florentino, Jan-Niklas Beste, Samuel Soares, Renato Sanches, Arthur Cabral, António Silva.

SCB Braga (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK) Yellow Card
4 Sikou Niakate
19 Adrián Marín
3 Robson Bambu
29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby Yellow Card
6 Carvalho
77 Gabriel Martínez
2 Víctor Gómez
39 Fran Navarro
7 Bruma
21 Ricardo Horta
Braga Substitutes:
Ismaël Gharbi, Amine El Ouazzani, João Moutinho, Lukas Hornicek, Bright Arrey-Mbi, André Horta, Diego Rodrigues, Roger Fernandes, João Ferreira.

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