Benfica 1-3 SC Braga
Taça da Liga · · Semi-finals
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Benfica 1-3 SC Braga.
Managers: José Mourinho (Benfica) · Vicens (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.
- Round: Semi-finals
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 19' Pau Victor for SC Braga (assist R. Zalazar)
- 33' R. Zalazar for SC Braga (assist M. Dorgeles)
- 64' V. Pavlidis for Benfica — Penalty
- 81' G. Lagerbielke for SC Braga
Bookings
- 11' N. Otamendi — Yellow Card
- 32' Lukáš Horníček — Yellow Card
- 48' Vitor Carvalho — Yellow Card
- 69' G. Prestianni — Yellow Card
- 72' G. Lagerbielke — Yellow Card
- 78' Fran Navarro — Yellow Card
- 89' N. Otamendi — Yellow Card
- 89' N. Otamendi — Red Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Benfica
Starting XI
- 1 · A. Trubin
- 8 · F. Aursnes
- 10 · H. Sudakov
- 14 · V. Pavlidis
- 16 · Manu
- 17 · A. Dedic
- 18 · Leandro Barreiro
- 20 · R. Rios
- 26 · S. Dahl
- 30 · N. Otamendi
- 44 · Tomás Araújo
Substitutes
- 9 · F. Ivanović
- 15 · Sidny Lopes Cabral
- 21 · A. Schjelderup
- 25 · G. Prestianni
- 50 · Diogo Ferreira
- 62 · J. Neto
- 64 · G. Oliveira
- 84 · João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo
- 86 · Diogo Ferreira Prioste
SC Braga
Starting XI
- 1 · Lukáš Horníček
- 5 · Leonardo Lelo
- 6 · Vitor Carvalho
- 8 · João Moutinho
- 10 · R. Zalazar
- 14 · G. Lagerbielke
- 18 · Pau Victor
- 20 · M. Dorgeles
- 21 · Ricardo Horta
- 26 · B. Arrey-Mbi
- 27 · F. Grillitsch
Substitutes
- 2 · Víctor Gómez
- 12 · Tiago Sá
- 15 · Paulo Oliveira
- 17 · Gabriel Moscardo
- 29 · Jean-Baptiste Gorby
- 39 · Fran Navarro
- 41 · Yanis da Rocha
- 50 · Diego Rodrigues
- 77 · Gabri Martínez
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Benfica: WDWWW · 13 pts from 5 · 12-3
- SC Braga: DDLWW · 8 pts from 5 · 7-6
Head-to-head
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