MADRID. Real Madrid was ultimately too strong for Sporting Braga with the goal of Brahim Díaz (27′), Vinicius Junior  (58′) and Rodrygo (61′).

Álvaro Djaló didn’t score a decisive penalty (6′). That would have allowed Sporting Braga to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the help of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Kerem Ersoy. The 4th official was Arda Kardeşler. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.89 degrees Celsius or 49.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Real Madrid was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 18 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sporting Braga shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (Lucas Vázquez). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Real Madrid will have 12 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga will stay with 3 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Andriy Lunin (8.4), Lucas Vázquez (6.7), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), Nacho Fernández (7.5), Ferland Mendy (7.0), Federico Valverde (7.9), Eduardo Camavinga (7.0), Toni Kroos (7.9), Brahim Díaz (7.5), Rodrygo (9.4) and Vinicius Junior  (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Modric (6.8), Jude Bellingham, Joselu (6.4), Arda Güler , Diego Piñeiro, Nico Paz (7.3), Daniel Carvajal  (6.6), David Alaba and Fran García (6.4).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrygo for Joselu (77′), Federico Valverde for Nico Paz (77′), Lucas Vázquez for Daniel Carvajal  (74′), Ferland Mendy for Fran García (84′) and Brahim Díaz for Luka Modric (74′).

Best player: Rodrygo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Rodrygo.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Joe Mendes, Matheus (7.0), Víctor Gómez  (6.6), José Fonte (6.8), Sikou Niakaté (7.5), Cristián Borja (7.9), João Moutinho (7.5), Vitor Carvalho (7.1), Rodrigo Zalazar (7.0), Ricardo Horta  (6.7), Álvaro Djaló (6.3) and Bruma (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Paulo Oliveira, Serdar Saatçı, Abel Ruiz (6.4), André Horta (6.8), Adrián Marín, Rony Lopes, Pizzi, Castro, Lukas Hornicek, Joe Mendes (7.0), Al-Musrati (7.1) and Simon Banza (6.8).

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Rodrigo Zalazar for Al-Musrati (62′), Ricardo Horta  for Abel Ruiz (62′), Víctor Gómez  for Joe Mendes (62′), Bruma for André Horta (77′) and Álvaro Djaló for Simon Banza (77′).

Best player: Cristián Borja​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Cristián Borja.

His rating is (7.9) with 57 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Napoli – FC Union Berlin – 1-1
• Real Sociedad – Benfica – 3-1
• FC Bayern München – Galatasaray – 2-1
• FC Copenhagen – Manchester United – 4-3
• Arsenal – Sevilla – 2-0
• PSV – Lens – 1-0
• Real Madrid – Sporting Braga – 3-0
• Salzburg – Inter – 0-1