UEFA Europa League

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

· UEFA Europa League
Olympiacos
  • 45': Ayoub El Kaabi
  • 53': Santiago Hezze
  • 59': Ayoub El Kaabi
FT
3 - 0
Braga

    About

    Olympiacos are hosting Braga at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, Olympiakos. Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitor Carvalho with a through ball.
    • 7': Offside, Olympiakos. Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 7': Offside, Sporting Braga. Roberto Fernández is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by João Ferreira.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Rodinei (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Sporting Braga).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by João Ferreira.
    • 18': Attempt missed. David Carmo (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruma with a through ball.
    • 22': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 22': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Roberto Fernández (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Horta with a through ball.
    • 22': Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
    • 22': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Adrián Marín (Sporting Braga).
    • 23': Rodinei (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 24': Roberto Fernández (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Rodinei (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francisco Ortega.
    • 27': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 27': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 28': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
    • 31': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Matheus.
    • 32': Costinha (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 32': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Hezze with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodinei with a cross.
    • 34': André Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodinei.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Costinha (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': André Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Horta.
    • 38': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Costinha.
    • 42': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
    • 42': Roberto Fernández (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Goal! Olympiakos 1, Sporting Braga 0. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
    • 45'+2': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Olympiakos 1, Sporting Braga 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 1, Sporting Braga 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Gabri Martínez.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Vitor Carvalho.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Costinha with a cross.
    • 48': Offside, Olympiakos. Rodinei is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Adrián Marín (Sporting Braga).
    • 50': Rodinei (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 52': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 53': Goal! Olympiakos 2, Sporting Braga 0. Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Offside, Olympiakos. Francisco Ortega is caught offside.
    • 58': Substitution, Olympiakos. Willian replaces Chiquinho because of an injury.
    • 59': Goal! Olympiakos 3, Sporting Braga 0. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodinei.
    • 62': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 62': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt missed. João Ferreira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 66': Costinha (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 67': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes replaces Adrián Marín.
    • 67': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 67': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Víctor Gómez replaces André Horta.
    • 68': Offside, Olympiakos. Gelson Martins is caught offside.
    • 69': Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
    • 69': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': João Ferreira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Offside, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Olympiakos. Andreas Ntoi replaces Panagiotis Retsos.
    • 73': Substitution, Olympiakos. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Gelson Martins.
    • 76': Delay in match (Sporting Braga).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
    • 78': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Pirola replaces David Carmo.
    • 81': Substitution, Olympiakos. Giorgos Masouras replaces Rodinei.
    • 83': Foul by João Ferreira (Sporting Braga).
    • 83': Willian (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Offside, Olympiakos. Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Fernandes with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos).
    • 88': Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+2': Sérgio Oliveira (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 90'+3': Ismaël Gharbi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Santiago Hezze.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. João Ferreira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Gharbi with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 3, Sporting Braga 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Olympiakos 3, Sporting Braga 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 6
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 5
    55.2 Possession 44.8
    10 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 6
    0.6 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    375 Accurate Passes 285
    486 Passes 379
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    10 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 62
    28 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 16
    21 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 23
    23 Effective Clearances 16
    23 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
    Location: Piraeus, Greece
    Attendance: 30,301

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lazio 4 +9 12
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 4 +12 10
    3 Galatasaray 4 +4 10
    4 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 +4 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    OLY Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    88 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
    16 David Carmo
    45 Panagiotis Retsos Yellow Card
    3 Francisco Ortega Yellow Card
    20 Costinha
    22 Chiquinho
    96 Christos Mouzakitis
    32 Santiago Hezze
    9 Ayoub El Kaabi
    10 Gelson Martins
    23 Rodinei
    Olympiacos Substitutes:
    Willian, Marko Stamenic, Dani García, Sérgio Oliveira, Andreas-Richardos Ntoi, Giulian Biancone, Charalambos Kostoulas, Kristoffer Velde, Alexandros Paschalakis, Georgios Masouras, Lorenzo Pirola, Roman Yaremchuk.

    BRAG Braga (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Matheus (GK)
    4 Sikou Niakate
    26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
    19 Adrián Marín
    13 João Ferreira Yellow Card
    21 Ricardo Horta
    10 André Horta
    77 Gabriel Martínez
    6 Carvalho Yellow Card
    7 Bruma
    90 Roberto Fernández
    Braga Substitutes:
    Yuri Ribeiro, Rafik Guitane, Amine El Guazzani, Jonatás Noro, João Marques, Roger Fernandes, Ismaël Gharbi, João Gonçalves, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Lukas Hornicek, Víctor Perea, Tiago Sá.

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