And that’s all for now! Thank you so much for watching this UEFA Europa League match, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for updates and upcoming games. Good afternoon and see you next time!\n<\/p>\n
And Braga wins! In the first half, Betis opened a 2-0 lead with goals from Antony and Abde, but Pau Victor pulled one back late in the game. At the start of the second half, Carvalho equalized, and Ricardo Horta put Braga ahead, only for Gorby to score the winning goal late in the second half, sealing a 4-2 victory for Braga, who advance to the UEFA Europa League semi-finals!\n<\/p>\n
Bakambu received the pass from Ruibal, shooting powerfully from distance, forcing Hornicek to parry the ball for a corner. Ruibal took the corner, Pablo Garcia flicked it on, and Hornicek parried the ball away, saving Braga once again!\n<\/p>\n
Braga then made two substitutions, with Pau Victor and Gabri Mart\u00ednez leaving the latter due to injury, and Leonardo Lelo and Jo\u00e3o Moutinho entering the game. Shortly after, Antony received a yellow card for complaining and was sent off during the substitution, being replaced by Pablo Garc\u00eda.\n<\/p>\n
After the fourth goal, Betis made three substitutions, with Beller\u00edn, Pablo Fornals, and Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez leaving the field and Bakambu, Deossa, and Valent\u00edn G\u00f3mez entering the game. Shortly after, Pau Victor received the pass up front and shot hard, but it was blocked again.\n<\/p>\n
On the left, Mart\u00ednez received the pass and crossed hard, with a deflection, forcing the Betis defense to clear it to the edge of the area, where Jean-Baptiste Gorby arrived and shot from distance into the right corner, with L\u00f3pez still managing to deflect it, but without taking it off the goal line!\n<\/p>\n
We’ve had many yellow cards in quick succession in the game. The first was for Gabri Mart\u00ednez, for a foul on Antony. Shortly after, Gabriel Moscardo fouled Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez, and then Bartra fouled Pau Victor, receiving a yellow card.\n<\/p>\n
After Braga’s third goal, the game slowed down, with Braga tightening their defense to try and avoid further danger, while Betis, still reeling from the goals, tried to regain their composure and dream of a draw!\n<\/p>\n
Braga made two substitutions after taking the lead, with Vitor Carvalho and Demir Ege Tiknaz being replaced by Fran Navarro and Paulo Oliveira. Betis maintained possession, exchanging passes and trying to understand what happened on the pitch.\n<\/p>\n
On the pass through the middle, Amrabat fouled Demir Tiknaz in the area, bringing down the Braga player, resulting in a penalty! Ricardo Horta shot into the left corner, with the goalkeeper diving to the right, turning the game around for Braga away from home!\n<\/p>\n
On the left, Braga won a free kick, where Gabri Martinez was brought down by Antony. Ricardo Horta crossed the ball into the area and Vitor Carvalho managed to head it in, taking advantage of the goalkeeper’s poor positioning, to send the ball into the back of the net!
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The players are back on the field and the second half of the match between Betis and Braga is underway, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL, in this UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg!\n<\/p>\n
And it was a crazy first half! Betis started overwhelmingly, taking the lead with a goal from Antony and then extending it shortly after with Abde! In the end, Pau Victor scored for Braga, closing the first half with a score of 2-1!\n<\/p>\n
Abde, pressing high, won a foul on Demir Tiknaz, receiving a yellow card for the foul, his second of the game. We will have five more minutes of play. Shortly after, Antony shot, with a deflection off the defense, resulting in a corner kick, which was then crossed into the box for Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez to shoot wide;\n<\/p>\n
At a cross up front, V\u00edctor G\u00f3mez headed the ball towards the middle, where Pau V\u00edctor managed to finish, with the goalkeeper still managing to deflect it, but the ball went into the back of the net, reducing the score and igniting the game!\n<\/p>\n
Vitor Carvalho committed a hard foul in midfield on Abde, receiving a yellow card for the foul. Shortly after, Pablo Fornals received the pass at the edge of the area and shot hard, but sent the ball over the goal.\n<\/p>\n
Antony received the pass up front and found Abde inside the box, who then shot powerfully to send the ball into the back of the net, scoring Betis’ third goal! BUT Antony was offside in the play, so the goal was disallowed!\n<\/p>\n
Antony received the pass on the right and managed to cross the ball, in a great counter-attack, to find Abde inside the area, who shot hard and sent the ball into the back of the net, extending Betis’ lead in the match!\n<\/p>\n
The game was temporarily stopped for Arrey-Mbi to receive treatment, as he was in pain after being fouled. Following this treatment, Braga was forced to make a change, with Arrey-Mbi leaving the field and Gabriel Moscardo entering, the first substitution of the game.\n<\/p>\n
Even after opening the scoring, Betis continued to apply high pressure and won a corner, which was taken into the box but cleared by the defense. Braga felt the impact of the goal and tightened their defense, trying to prevent any dangerous attacks from Betis in the attacking third.\n<\/p>\n
On the left, Fidalgo found the pass for Chuco Hern\u00e1ndez, who crossed into the middle, the ball deflecting off the defense, rising and falling into the six-yard box, where Antony headed it towards the left corner, the ball hitting the post and going into the back of the net!\n<\/p>\n
Betis launched an attack in this early stage of the game! Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez received the pass up front and shot hard, but it hit the defense, with the ball falling to Antony who shot, only to see Hornicek palm the ball away, saving Braga!\n<\/p>\n
The players are taking to the pitch and the ball is rolling for Betis vs Braga, in the first 45 minutes of the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL!\n<\/p>\n
El Braga sigue so\u00f1ando con su primer t\u00edtulo en la competici\u00f3n. Esto se debe a que, en la temporada 2010-11, el equipo lleg\u00f3 a la final, donde se enfrent\u00f3 a su compatriota Porto, que acab\u00f3 ganando el torneo por 1-0, asegurando as\u00ed su segundo t\u00edtulo. Mientras tanto, el Betis sue\u00f1a con alcanzar su primera final.\n<\/p>\n
Braga continues to dream of its first title in the competition. This is because, in the 2010-11 season, the team reached the final, where they faced fellow countrymen Porto, who ended up winning the competition 1-0, securing their second title. Meanwhile, Betis dreams of reaching its first final!\n<\/p>\n
Davide Massa will referee today’s match, with Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio as assistant referees. Matteo Marcenaro will be the fourth official, with Daniele Chiffi in charge of VAR and Luca Pairetto as assistant, completing the Italian team for the match!\n<\/p>\n
And, speaking of first-leg matches, our game is completely undecided, because in the first leg, which took place on Wednesday (8), with the ball rolling at the Braga Stadium, the home team took the lead with a goal from Grillitsch, but saw Betis equalize with Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez, closing the score at 1-1!\n<\/p>\n
At the same time as tonight’s game, we will have two other matches. The first will be between Nottingham Forest and Porto, following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Portugal. The other game will be between Aston Villa and Bologna, after Villa’s 3-1 victory in Italy.\n<\/p>\n
And we already have the first team to qualify for the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, as Freiburg beat Celta 3-1 away from home and secured their place after winning the first leg 3-0, thus completing a comfortable qualification!\n<\/p>\n
For tonight’s game, Carlos Vicens will have the following players available to use during the match against Betis: Tiago S\u00e1, Jo\u00e3o Carvalho, Paulo Oliveira, Leonardo Lelo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Jo\u00e3o Moutinho, Dorgeles, Gabriel Moscardo, Lu\u00eds Pinto, Yanis da Rocha, El Ouazzani and Fran Navarro.\n<\/p>\n
For tonight’s game, Manuel Pellegrini will have the following players to use during the match against Braga: Valles, Adri\u00e1n, G\u00f3mez, Ruibal, Altimira, Riquelme, Deossa, Roca, Garc\u00eda, Isco, \u00c1vila and Bakambu.\n<\/p>\n
With a 4-3-3 formation, Braga’s starting lineup for tonight’s UEFA Europa League match against Betis is: Hornicek, G\u00f3mez, Lagerbielke, Carvalho and Arrey-Mbi; Gorby, Tiknaz and Grillitsch; Ricardo Horta, Mart\u00ednez and Pau Victor.\n<\/p>\n
With a 4-3-3 formation, Betis is lined up for tonight’s UEFA Europa League match against Braga with: L\u00f3pez, Beller\u00edn, Bartra, Llorente and Rodr\u00edguez; Pablo Fornals, Amrabat and Fidalgo; Antony, Hern\u00e1ndez and Abde.\n<\/p>\n
We are now live streaming Betis vs Braga, with all the action and excitement in real time from the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, with kickoff shortly at the Estadio de La Cartuja, in this decisive match for qualification to the Europa League semi-finals!\n<\/p>\n
Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Real\u00a0Betis vs Braga\u00a0match here at VAVEL.\n<\/p>\n
“The match will have different phases. It’s perfectly normal for Betis to start strong and try to score early on; then, the pace can change. We need to know how to handle this initial phase, take control, and create our own opportunities. We have to defend when necessary. In attack, it’s important to be effective in the plays we create. Our goal is to create goal-scoring opportunities. As for the opponent, we’ll see how they present themselves. They have the same objective as us and know they also need to score goals. We want to be a competitive and intense team that exerts pressure as a whole. The idea is to impose our style of play, and then efficiency in both areas will make the difference. That’s what makes football so unpredictable. We will give our best and fight with all our strength to qualify.”\n<\/p>\n
On the other side, Braga comes to today’s game without Barisi and Diego Rodrigues, both injured, taking the field with: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Arrey-Mbi and Lelo; Gorby, Martinez and Grillitsch; Dorgeles, Ricardo Horta and Pau Victor.\n<\/p>\n
Betis will be without Isco, Ortiz and Junior Firpo for today’s game, all injured and out of the decisive match, taking to the field with: L\u00f3pez, Ruibal, Bartra, Llorente and Rodr\u00edguez; Amrabat, Altimira, Antony, Fornald and Abde; Hern\u00e1ndez.\n<\/p>\n
In the UEFA Europa League, Braga finished in sixth place with 17 points, tied with Betis, Porto and Freiburg, two points behind Midtjylland, one point behind Roma, Racing Genk, two behind Bologna, Stuttgart, Ferencv\u00e1ros, and three behind Forest, Plzen and Red Star.\n<\/p>\n
In LaLiga, Betis is currently in fifth place with 46 points, two ahead of Celta and four ahead of Real Sociedad, but 11 behind Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid. Braga, in Liga Portugal, is in fourth place with 52 points, five ahead of Famalic\u00e3o and 17 behind Benfica.\n<\/p>\n
Braga, in turn, comes with one defeat and two wins in the last games. On March 22, by 2-1, the defeat came to Porto at home, with goals from William Gomes and Fofana, while Zalazar scored for Porto. On Saturday (4), by 1-0, the victory came away from home against Moreirense, with a goal from Fran Navarro. And on Sunday (12), by 1-0, the victory was at home against Arouca, with a goal from Pau Victor.\n<\/p>\n
Betis comes into today’s game with one loss and two draws this season. On March 22, the loss came 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao, away from home, with goals from Daniel Vivian and Sancet, while Pablo Fornals. On Saturday (4), at home, the draw was with Espanyol without goals. And on Sunday (12), the draw was 1-1 with Osasuna, away from home, with Abde opening the scoring and Budimir equalizing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And that’s all for now! Thank you so much for watching this UEFA Europa League match, with all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2108,3892,109,1625],"class_list":["post-5759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seville","tag-betis","tag-braga","tag-seville","tag-uefa-europa-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}