Benfica vs Sporting Braga

Taça da Liga - Semi-finals 8 Jan 2025, 19:45
Benfica
Benfica
3–0
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
🏟 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria) 👤 Cláudio Pereira Round Semi-finals

Match report

Benfica cruised past Sporting Braga 3-0 in the Taça da Liga - Semi-finals on 8 January 2025.

Sporting Braga failed to register a single shot on target, while Benfica dominated possession with 61% of the ball.

Benfica had 21 shots to Sporting Braga's 1.

J. Noro was sent off in the 78th minute.

The match was played at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria), with Cláudio Pereira in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 21 - 1 On target 6 - 0 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 12 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ángel Di María
Benfica · 2 goals
8 Álvaro Carreras 1 goal
8 Nicolás Otamendi 91 passes (90% accurate)
8 Orkun Kökçü 1 assist
8 Vangelis Pavlidis 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–0 11–1
Shots On Goal 4–0 2–0
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–1 4–0
Attacks 63–30 67–21
Match statistics
7 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
130 Attacks 51
66 Dangerous Attacks 17
8 On Target 1
16 Off Target 1
21 Shots Total 1
6 Shots On Goal 0
8 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 0
14 Shots Inside Box 1
7 Shots Outside Box 0
12 Fouls 11
7 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 2
570 Passes Total 370
502 Passes Accurate 305
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
44 T. Araújo 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 3 Á. Carreras
61 F. Luís 10 O. Kökçü
11 Á. María 8 F. Aursnes 21 A. Schjelderup
14 V. Pavlidis
Sporting Braga · 3-4-3
1 Matheus
13 J. Ferreira 3 R. Bambu 19 A. Marín
2 V. Gómez 6 V. Carvalho 29 J. Gorby 77 G. Martínez
21 R. Horta 39 F. Navarro 7 Bruma
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 85 Renato Sanches
  • 17 Kerem Aktürkoğlu
  • 84 João Rêgo
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
  • 37 Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 6 Alexander Bah
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 7 Zeki Amdouni
Sporting Braga
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
  • 11 Roger Fernandes
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 20 Ismael Gharbi
  • 53 Jonatás Noro
  • 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
  • 91 Lukáš Horníček
  • 10 André Horta
  • 9 Amine El Ouazzani
  • 90 Roberto Fernández
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Roger Fernandes ↓ Ricardo Horta Sporting Braga
  • 46' ↑ Diego Rodrigues ↓ Gabri Martínez Sporting Braga
  • 65' ↑ K. Aktürkoğlu ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 65' ↑ Renato Sanches ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 72' ↑ Ismaël Gharbi ↓ J. Gorby Sporting Braga
  • 73' ↑ Jonatás Noro ↓ Víctor Gómez Sporting Braga
  • 74' ↑ João Rêgo ↓ Á. Di María Benfica
  • 74' ↑ Arthur Cabral ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 81' ↑ J. Beste ↓ Álvaro Fernández Benfica
  • 84' ↑ B. Arrey-Mbi ↓ Fran Navarro Sporting Braga
Cards
  • 78' J. Noro Sporting Braga
  • 62' J. Ferreira Sporting Braga
  • 83' R. Fernandes Sporting Braga
Head-to-head
Benfica 9 3 draws 7 Sporting Braga
2026-05-10 Benfica vs Braga 0 - 0
2026-01-07 Benfica vs Braga 1 - 3
2025-12-28 Braga vs Benfica 2 - 2
2025-05-17 Sporting Braga vs Benfica 1 - 1
2025-02-26 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 1 - 0
2025-01-08 Benfica vs Sporting Braga 3 - 0
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Sporting Braga L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica won 3-0 against Sporting Braga on 8 January 2025.
Who won Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica won the match 3-0.
Where was Benfica vs Sporting Braga played?
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Sporting Braga?
Benfica had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.