UEFA Europa League

Braga vs Lazio, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Braga
  • 6': Ricardo Horta
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1 - 0
Lazio

    Lazio top Europa League group stage despite defeat at Braga

    Lazio finished top of the Europa League group stage despite a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Braga on Thursday as the Portuguese side failed to secure a playoff spot.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Tijjani Noslin.
    • 3': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta following a corner.
    • 4': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
    • 6': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Lazio 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Fernandes.
    • 13': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
    • 13': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Lazio).
    • 18': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Mandas.
    • 19': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
    • 20': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
    • 20': Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 22': Foul by Loum Tchaouna (Lazio).
    • 22': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Lazio).
    • 25': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bright Arrey-Mbi replaces Sikou Niakaté because of an injury.
    • 28': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Francisco Chissumba.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 31': Foul by Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga).
    • 31': Samuel Gigot (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Lazio).
    • 32': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Offside, Lazio. Pedro is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 40': Mario Gila (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 43': Loum Tchaouna (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Offside, Lazio. Adam Marusic is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Noslin (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 45': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45': Loum Tchaouna (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
    • 45'+2': Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Lazio 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Lazio 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gila.
    • 48': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ismaël Gharbi.
    • 48': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
    • 48': Offside, Lazio. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Lazio).
    • 52': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Bright Arrey-Mbi (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
    • 56': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
    • 58': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 60': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
    • 60': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga).
    • 66': Mario Gila (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Substitution, Lazio. Gustav Isaksen replaces Loum Tchaouna.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 67': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
    • 67': Foul by Mario Gila (Lazio).
    • 67': Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Mario Gila (Lazio).
    • 69': Mario Gila (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Lazio. Boulaye Dia replaces Mario Gila.
    • 72': Boulaye Dia (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 73': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 76': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio).
    • 77': Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho.
    • 78': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 78': Pedro (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Roger Fernandes.
    • 82': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Boulaye Dia (Lazio) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
    • 84': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
    • 85': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga).
    • 85': Valentín Castellanos (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Offside, Lazio. Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a through ball.
    • 87': Offside, Lazio. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Lazio. Matteo Zazza replaces Luca Pellegrini.
    • 88': Substitution, Lazio. Mahamadou Balde replaces Valentín Castellanos.
    • 89': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Adrián Marín replaces Francisco Chissumba.
    • 89': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Ferreira replaces Víctor Gómez.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Adam Marusic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahamadou Balde.
    • 90'+2': Adam Marusic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+2': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mahamadou Balde (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Lazio 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Lazio 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 4
    50 Possession 50
    12 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    435 Accurate Passes 446
    500 Passes 510
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    24 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    41 Long Balls 52
    22 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 10
    29 Effective Clearances 27
    29 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
    Location: Braga, Portugal
    Attendance: 10,438

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lazio 8 +12 19
    2 Athletic Club 8 +8 19
    3 Manchester United 8 +7 18
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +8 17
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BRAG Braga (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    91 Lukas Hornicek (GK)
    4 Sikou Niakate
    15 Paulo Oliveira
    55 Francisco Chissumba
    2 Víctor Perea
    21 Ricardo Horta
    29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby
    8 João Moutinho
    9 Amine El Ouazzani
    20 Ismaël Gharbi
    11 Roger Fernandes
    Braga Substitutes:
    João Gonçalves, João Ferreira, Matheus, Guilherme Barbosa, Macedo, Robson Bambu , Gabriel Martínez, Diego Rodrigues, Jonatás Noro, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Adrián Marín, Tiago Sá.

    LAZ Lazio (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    35 Christos Mandas (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli
    2 Samuel Gigot
    3 Luca Pellegrini
    77 Adam Marusic
    9 Pedro
    7 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
    34 Mario Gila Yellow Card
    11 Valentín Castellanos
    14 Tijjani Noslin
    20 Loum Tchaouna
    Lazio Substitutes:
    Boulaye Dia, Matteo Zazza, Leonardo Di Tommaso, Alessio Furlanetto, Ivan Provedel, Mahamadou Balde, Marco Nazzaro, Gustav Isaksen, Federico Serra.

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