Porto have risen strongly in the Portuguese Super League this season, and after a year they have pushed the defending champions Portugal Sport to a far lead of 82 points, it can be said that this season's Portuguese Premier League champions are already inevitable! In this round, they will meet Braga, who is no longer in the league, and as long as they win this game, they will create a record, that is, the longest unbeaten record in the 6 major leagues in Europe, bearing in mind that they are currently unbeaten in the league for 58 games, only this one game is left to break the 58 unbeaten rounds created by AC Milan from May 1991 to March 1993, so in the face of this historic moment, porto will go all out.
Braga this team and the Premier League team Arsenal have a very big relationship, this goes back to 1921, then as braga coach of the Hungarian Joseph Sab accidentally got the opportunity to visit the Arsenal home stadium, back in Braga he was impressed by Arsenal's momentum, actually persuaded the team's top management to change the home shirt color to similar to Arsenal red and white, and then Braga's youth team even directly changed its name to Braga Arsenal! Up to now, this team that is immersed in Arsenal in its bones may also inherit Arsenal's competitive four temperament, and in recent years they have been ranked 4th behind the top 3 of the Portuguese Super League, which is simply a replica of Arsenal.
It's a mold carved out of Arsenal's Braga jersey
Race conditions
Coming to the away porto side is also full of all-out, the opening line with Taremy and Evannellson put enough pressure on the opponent, and in the 27th minute, Evanierson's goal-sweeping shot almost caused Braga defender Paul Oliveira to swing himself, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Magalães and hit the crossbar to pop up! However, Braga's only chance was also to closely complete the goal, and in the 41st minute, the team's team's top scorer, Ricardo Horta, received a short pass from his teammate and fired a powerful shot that popped up on the goal crossbar, and the two sides were tied at halftime.
After the start of the second half, Porto was still the first to attack, and in the 51st minute, midfielder Pepe's long-range shot tested the Braga goalkeeper, and he did not expect that just 2 minutes later, Porto actually took the lead in conceding the ball! In the 53rd minute, Porto was directly cut off in front of the field, then Braga launched a quick counter-attack, the ball came to the right side of the road before Barca youngster Aver Ruiz broke through to the box and then passed to the back of the goal, the enveloping Ricardo Horta directly cushioned the ball to score, the score became 1-0. The trailing Porto even changed 3 people to 3 center-backs to really come with Braga, and the head coach Concessan replaced his son Concessão Jr. to give it a go, but unfortunately, in the last moment, even if Braga completely gave up holding the ball and shrunk the half, the Porto players could not kick the ball into the opponent's door, and finally Porto had no choice but to drink away.
After the game
For Porto, they are undoubtedly very disappointed, they have already broken the record of 56 consecutive unbeaten rounds held by Benfica in the Portuguese Premier League, and their defeat at Zabraga is a failure of their next record! Braga on the other side is a bit of a tribute to Arsenal, to know that the unbeaten Championship Arsenal in the 04 season is an eternal classic in football, and their defeat of Porto is a disguised defense of their dignity, but also told Porto: you are useless in the nest!