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Saturday, 13 April 2013 22:37

Braga win Taça da Liga

Braga 1-0 FC Porto

mossoro-viana-alan-celebrate.jpgSporting Braga won the 2012/13 Taça da Liga (League Cup) tonight, beating FC Porto 1-0 in the final in Coimbra. A penalty from Alan on the stroke of half time gave the Arsenalistas a deserved triumph, and the club’s first major silverware for almost half a century.
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Monday, 01 April 2013 17:43

Braga v Sporting live from the Quarry

Hosts pushing for Champions League, Lions aiming for Europe

BragaStadium.jpgThe big match in Portugal this weekend takes place at Braga's magnificent AXA Stadium. The home side will be desperate for the three points as they try to leapfrog Paços de Ferreira and reclaim 3rd spot - a position that carries Champions League football as the prize at the end of the season. Sporting have also not given up on Europe. Three points tonight would edge the Lions closer to a Europa League berth. Follow the action on PortuGOAL with correspondents Stephen Gillet and Vasco Mota Pereira reporting live from the stadium.
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Saturday, 02 March 2013 09:15

Éder out until summer with torn knee ligaments

Striker's breakout season brought to sudden end

eder-injury-20120302.jpgBraga and Portugal striker Éder will play no more football until 2013/14 after tearing his cruciate ligament in his right knee on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 22:05

Braga beat Benfica on penalties to make final of Taça da Liga

Quim the hero against his former employers

braga_fans.jpgBraga are in the final of the Taça da Liga. The Arsenalistas and Benfica played out an entertaining goalless draw at the Quarry tonight meaning it was a penalty shootout after 90 minutes. Former Benfica goalkeeper Quim was the hero for Braga, saving two penalties, which combined with Roderick's miss saw the home team make the final and give themselves a shot of winning a first major trophy since 1966.
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Saturday, 26 January 2013 18:04

Braga 1-2 Benfica

Eagles earn vital three points

Limafinger.gifTwo first-half goals by Salvio and Lima gave Benfica victory over Braga tonight. The hosts matched Benfica all the way, especially in the first half when they put intense pressure on the visitors for long periods. But some fine goalkeeping by Artur and missed chances kept Braga down to one late goal by substitute João Pedro, and kept Benfica's championship challenge at full throttle.
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 00:36

Galatasaray qualify, as Braga let another CL lead slip

Braga 1-2 Galatasaray

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Second-half goals from Burak Yilmaz and namesake Aydin Yilmaz were enough to overturn a Mossoró strike and seal a 2-1 win for Galatasaray against Braga at the AXA Stadium on Wednesday night - despite the Portuguese again taking the lead in the Champions League.
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