Benfica beat braga 2-1 on Semifinal 1st Leg Europa Leg on thursday night. Benfica goal scored by Jardel and Cardoso, while Braga scored by Vadinho.
Europa League 1st Leg Semi Final
April, 28th, 2011 20.05 GMT/BST
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) — Lisboa
Result :
Benfica vs Braga 2-1
Benfica vs Braga Preview :With three Portuguese sides left within the last four of the Europa League it's an all Iberian first semi-final, with
Benfica hosting Braga at the Estadio da Luz on Thursday.
The home side come with an excellent record in the competition this year so far, and beat PSV Eindhoven 6-3 on aggregate within the last round from the tournament. Jorge Jesus’ side won the Portuguese league cup at the weekend having a hard fought 2-1 win over Pacos De Ferreira. The Eagles are second within their domestic league, but cannot catch runaway winners Porto, who have already won the title. Attacking South Americans Pablo Aimar, Javier Saviola and Oscar Cordozo have been on form in the competition and will be a real threat to Braga.
Braga are third within the Portuguese league, one place behind their opponents on Thursday. The club from the Estadio AXA have gained the scalps of Liverpool and Dynamo Kiev within the knockout stages of the Europa League. Domingos Paciencia’s side will line up having a defensive line-up and look to counter attack their opponents and have a Brazilian influece in their squad, with Alan a vital player within the team.
Benfica has played 14 Portugal Super Liga matches this year on Estadio da Luz. On home ground Benfica has won 11, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. This ranks Benfica 2nd in home team performance in the Portugal Super Liga.
Braga has played 14 Portugal Super Liga matches this season abroad. On away ground Braga has won 4, drawn 4 and lost 6 matches. This ranks Braga 5th in away team performance within the Portugal Super Liga.
Possible Line Up / Starting XI :
Benfica (4-4-2) :
Roberto; Pereira, Jardel, Luisao, Coentrao; Garcia, Martins, Aimar, Airton; Saviola, Cardozo.
Braga (4-3-3) :
Artur; Paulao, Garcia, Custodio, Silvio; Hugo Viana, Vandinho, Salino; Meyong Ze, Alan, Lima.
Jorge Jesus made a few changes towards the squad that drew away to PSV on April 14, and fielded an experimental line-up in Benfica's most recent domestic game against Beira Mar.
Braga will need to do without the services of Quim, who is still rehabilitating from injury, and Vinicius, that has a thigh problem. As mentioned, key striker Paulo Cesar is suspended after obtaining a red card against Dynamo Kiev in the last round from the Europa League.
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Benfica vs Braga Live Stream
April, 28th, 2011 20.05 GMT/BST
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) — Lisboa
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