Benfica vs Braga – Semifinal Europa League 1st Leg
Thursday, April, 28th, 2011 20.05 GMT/BST
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) — Lisboa
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With three Portuguese sides left within the last four from the Europa League this is an all Iberian first semi-final, with Benfica hosting Braga in the Estadio da Luz on Thursday.
The house side come with an excellent record within the competition this season to date, 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 using 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 within the competition and will be a genuine threat to Braga.
Sporting Braga are third inside 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 an important player inside the team.
Benfica has played 14 Portugal Super Liga matches this season on Estadio da Luz. On home ground Benfica has won 11, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. This ranks Benfica 2nd home based 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.
Benfica vs Braga Live Streaming
Thursday, April, 28th, 2011 20.05 GMT/BST
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) — Lisboa
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