Braga vs Monaco 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

3': Abel Ruiz
89': Vitinha

FT
2 - 0
1st Leg

Introduction

Braga are hosting AS Monaco at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

3': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
14': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0.
45': Substitution, Monaco. Benoît Badiashile replaces Chrislain Matsima.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Monaco 0.
53': David Carmo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
58': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Eliot Matazo.
65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira replaces Yan Couto.
65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Oliveira replaces Abel Ruiz.
65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Iuri Medeiros.
74': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces André Horta.
77': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
80': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Miguel Falé replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
83': Substitution, Monaco. Sofiane Diop replaces Kevin Volland.
89': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Monaco 0. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabiano with a cross.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 10,228

Statistics

MON		BRAG
6	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
62.4	Possession	37.6
10	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
464	Accurate Passes	242
571	Passes	345
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	14
0.0	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	74
27	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
12	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	26
10	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Braga (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
16	David Carmo
3	Vitor Tormena
70	Fabiano
10	André Horta
8	Al-Musrati
57	Rodrigo Gomes
2	Yan Couto
9	Abel Ruiz
21	Ricardo Horta
45	Iuri Medeiros

Substitutes:

Bruno Rodrigues, Vitinha, Moura, Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto, André Castro, Lukas Hornicek, Eduardo Soares, Leonardo Buta, Diogo Leite, Tiago Sá, Paulo Oliveira, Miguel Falé.

AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Alexander Nübel (GK)
34	Chrislain Matsima
6	Axel Disasi
12	Caio Henrique
2	Vanderson
31	Kevin Volland
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni
36	Eliot Matazo
10	Wissam Ben Yedder
7	Gelson Martins
11	Jean Lucas

Substitutes:

Radoslaw Majecki, Felix Lemarechal, Benoit Badiashile, Myron Boadu, Ismail Jakobs, Aleksandr Golovin, Ruben Aguilar, Djibril Sidibé, Vito Mannone, Yllan Okou, Maghnes Akliouche, Sofiane Diop.

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