The story
Braga and Benfica drew 1-1 at Braga Municipal Stadium in Primeira Liga, matchday 34.
Braga's goal came from Rodrigo Zalazar (24', pen); Vangelis Pavlidis (63') replied for Benfica.
It was 1-0 at half-time. Benfica came back to earn a point.
João Moutinho of Braga was sent off (66', second booking).
Benfica had 59% of the ball and 13 shots to Braga's 17.
The result leaves Braga 4th and Benfica 2nd in the table.
Match stats
Key moments
- 24' Rodrigo Zalazar Penalty · Braga 1-0
- 63' Vangelis Pavlidis Goal · Benfica 1-1 Assist: Ángel Di María
- 66' João Moutinho Sent off (second booking) · Braga
Line-ups
Braga
- Lukas HornicekGoalkeeper
- Víctor Gómezoff 90'Defender
- Paulo OliveiraDefender
- Sikou Niakatéoff 76'Defender
- ChissumbaDefender
- João MoutinhoMidfielder
- Uros Racicoff 73'Midfielder
- Rodrigo Zalazaroff 72'Midfielder
- Ricardo HortaForward
- Roger FernandesForward
- Afonso Patrãooff 73'Forward
Benfica
- Anatoliy TrubinGoalkeeper
- António SilvaDefender
- Álvaro CarrerasDefender
- Nicolás OtamendiDefender
- Tomás Araújooff 73'Defender
- Florentinooff 60'Midfielder
- Leandro BarreiroMidfielder
- Orkun Kökcüoff 87'Midfielder
- Andreas Schjelderupoff 59'Midfielder
- Kerem Aktürkogluoff 59'Forward
- Vangelis PavlidisForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (8)
- 24' ⚽ Rodrigo Zalazar (pen)
- 33' 🟨 Orkun Kökcü
- 45+3' 🟨 Nicolás Otamendi
- 52' 🟨 Chissumba
- 55' 🟨 João Moutinho
- 57' 🟨 Uros Racic
- 63' ⚽ Vangelis Pavlidisassist Ángel Di María
- 66' 🟨🟥 João Moutinho
Head to head
1Braga wins2Draws3Benfica wins