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FC Porto Vs Sporting Braga: Portuguese Troops Set To Gate-crash Dublin
The Europa League might not be a glamorous event but as far as Porto and Braga are concerned, all hell is set to break loose tomorrow.
They might just be separated by a mere 47 kilometres but Sporting Braga and FC Porto are all geared up to provide plenty of thrill and excitement in the UEFA Europa League final 2011 tomorrow. The stage has been set in Dublin and nothing else will matter as Live Soccer TV builds up to the supernova Iberian battle.
Well, Andre Villas-Boas has been the talk of the season hasn't he? Drawing comparisons with Jose Mourinho is already something magnificent but the fact that Villas-Boas is already being touted as Mourinho 2.0 literally speaks for himself. The volume of his success at Porto this season deserves recognition and the brand of football that he has implemented into FC Porto has made them a force to be reckoned with in Europe.
Benfica vs Sporting Braga Report
SL Benfica gained a slim advantage with a 2-1 win over SC Braga in the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg.
All the goals were scored in a nine minute spell early in the second half. Braga captain Vandinho cancelled out Jardel’s opener, before Oscar Cardozo gave Benfica a 2-1 aggregate lead ahead of the second leg.Both sides had an early scoring chance, first Benfica striker Javier Saviola had his shot cleared, before Silvio fired wide at the other end.
After 20 minutes Saviola forced a good save from Braga goalkeeper Artur, before Pablo Aimar played in Cardozo, only for the Paraguay striker to lift over the bar. Cardozo went close again just before half-time when he collected Saviola’s through ball only to fire against the goal post.