Benfica 1-0 SC Braga (Feb 26, 2025)
Taça de Portugal · · Quarter-finals
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Benfica 1-0 SC Braga.
Managers: Bruno Lage (Benfica) · Carlos Carvalhal (SC Braga)
Match facts
- Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Benfica plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: João Pedro Pinheiro
- Round: Quarter-finals
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 39' V. Pavlidis for Benfica (assist S. Dahl)
Bookings
- 46' Álvaro Fernández — Yellow Card
- 68' Ricardo Horta — Yellow Card
- 78' Fran Navarro — Yellow Card
- 90+4' N. Otamendi — Yellow Card
- 90+1' Robson Bambu — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Benfica — 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 3 · Álvaro Fernández (D)
- 4 · António Silva (D)
- 8 · F. Aursnes (M)
- 10 · O. Kökçü (M)
- 14 · V. Pavlidis (F)
- 17 · K. Aktürkoğlu (F)
- 24 · Samuel Soares (G)
- 26 · S. Dahl (M)
- 27 · Bruma (F)
- 30 · N. Otamendi (D)
- 44 · Tomás Araújo (M)
Substitutes
- 1 · A. Trubin (G)
- 7 · Z. Amdouni (F)
- 9 · Arthur Cabral (F)
- 18 · Leandro Barreiro (M)
- 19 · A. Belotti (F)
- 21 · A. Schjelderup (F)
- 60 · Nuno Félix (M)
- 71 · Leandro Henrique Sousa Santos (D)
- 84 · João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo (M)
SC Braga — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · Víctor Gómez (D)
- 8 · João Moutinho (M)
- 9 · A. El Ouazzani (F)
- 10 · U. Račić (M)
- 11 · Roger Fernandes (M)
- 15 · Paulo Oliveira (D)
- 21 · Ricardo Horta (M)
- 26 · B. Arrey-Mbi (D)
- 29 · Jean-Baptiste Gorby
- 55 · Francisco Chissumba (D)
- 91 · Lukáš Horníček (G)
Substitutes
- 3 · Robson Bambu (D)
- 12 · Tiago Sá (G)
- 13 · João Ferreira (D)
- 19 · A. Marin (D)
- 20 · Ismaël Gharbi (M)
- 39 · Fran Navarro (F)
- 50 · Diego Rodrigues (M)
- 77 · Gabri Martínez (F)
- 80 · João Vasconcelos (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Benfica: WDWWW · 13 pts from 5 · 11-5
- SC Braga: WDWWW · 13 pts from 5 · 8-1
Head-to-head
Other matches in Quarter-finals
Taça de Portugal, Quarter-finals.
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