UEFA Europa League

Nice vs Braga, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Nice
    FT
    0 - 1
    Braga
    • 28': Pau Víctor

    About

    Nice are hosting Braga at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, 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 Kevin Carlos (Nice).
    • 1': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Handball by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 8': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
    • 8': Kevin Carlos (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Carlos.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
    • 13': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maxime Dupé (Nice). Assisted by Leonardo Lelo with a cross.
    • 14': Bernard Nguene (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Offside, Nice. Isak Jansson is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
    • 20': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Goal! Nice 0, Sporting Braga 1. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga).
    • 34': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Kevin Carlos (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
    • 36': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
    • 36': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Handball by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Kevin Carlos (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia.
    • 44': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
    • 44': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
    • 44': Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
    • 45'+3': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nice 0, Sporting Braga 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Sporting Braga 1.
    • 47': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 47': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ali Abdi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Bernard Nguene (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Abdi with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maxime Dupé (Nice). Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Kevin Carlos (Nice) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
    • 58': Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 58': Kevin Carlos (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Isak Jansson (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Kevin Carlos.
    • 59': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
    • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Moutinho replaces Florian Grillitsch.
    • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gustaf Lagerbielke replaces Vítor Carvalho.
    • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Leonardo Lelo.
    • 62': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
    • 62': Isak Jansson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
    • 63': Isak Jansson (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
    • 64': Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kevin Carlos (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga).
    • 66': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Offside, Nice. Ali Abdi is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
    • 69': Substitution, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Bernard Nguene.
    • 74': Foul by Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga).
    • 74': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
    • 76': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro replaces Amine El Ouazzani.
    • 79': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
    • 79': Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Salis Abdul Samed (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
    • 80': Substitution, Nice. Jonathan Clauss replaces Isak Jansson.
    • 81': Substitution, Nice. Charles Vanhoutte replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
    • 81': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Ali Abdi.
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
    • 81': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Offside, Nice. Kevin Carlos is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Pau Víctor.
    • 86': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
    • 86': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Antoine Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
    • 90': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Maxime Dupé (Nice). Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Nice. Kevin Carlos is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+3': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
    • 90'+6': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+6': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Sporting Braga 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Sporting Braga 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    62.6 Possession 37.4
    9 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    502 Accurate Passes 261
    582 Passes 336
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    7 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 54
    25 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 10
    0.4 Tackle % 0.9
    6 Interceptions 11
    28 Effective Clearances 12
    28 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 12,169

    UEFA Europa League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lyon 8 +13 21
    2 Aston Villa 8 +8 21
    3 FC Midtjylland 8 +10 19
    4 Real Betis 8 +6 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Maxime Dupé (GK)
    26 Melvin Bard
    37 Kojo Peprah Oppong Yellow Card
    2 Ali Abdi
    47 Tiago Gouveia Yellow Card
    99 Salis Abdul Samed Yellow Card
    22 Tanguy Ndombele
    20 Tom Louchet
    90 Kevin Carlos
    21 Isak Jansson
    49 Bernard Nguene
    Nice Substitutes:
    Juma Bah, Jonathan Clauss, Morgan Sanson, Hicham Boudaoui, Sofiane Diop, Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga, Charles Vanhoutte, Bartosz Zelazowski, Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Mohamed-Ali Cho.

    SCB Braga (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukás Hornícek (GK)
    4 Sikou Niakate
    26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
    6 Carvalho
    27 Florian Grillitsch Yellow Card
    29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby
    21 Ricardo Horta
    5 Leonardo Lelo
    2 Víctor Gómez
    9 Amine El Ouazzani
    18 Pau Víctor
    Braga Substitutes:
    Paulo Oliveira, Gabriel Moscardo, Gabriel Martínez, Alaa Bellarouch, João Moutinho, Sandro Vidigal, Mario Dorgeles, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Tiago Sá, Diego Rodrigues, Yanis Da Rocha, Fran Navarro.

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