Real Madrid easily defeated Braga 3-0 in the fourth round of Group C UEFA Champions League match at Bernabeu Stadium. Coach Ancelotti’s team won tickets to the 1/8 round with a winning record.
When the opportunity to continue was wide open, coach Ancelotti left star Bellingham on the bench to welcome Braga at the Bernabeu on the evening of November 8. Brahim Diaz started from the start and Real Madrid pressed the field right after the opening whistle.
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Rodrygo shines in Real Madrid’s victory (Photo: AP).
Diaz was effective when he opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 27th minute after an assist from Rodrygo. Previously, goalkeeper Andriy Lunin excellently saved striker Alvaro Djalo’s penalty.
The dominant position continued to be maintained by Real Madrid afterward with many dangerous opportunities, in which Rodrygo and Vinicius made Braga’s defense wobble. However, “White Vulture” did not have any more goals in the first half.
In the 58th minute, Eduardo Camavinga stole the ball in the middle of the field and Real Madrid organized a quick attack. Lucas Vazquez escaped and released the ball so that Vinicius Junior could cross at a dangerous angle to double the gap to 2-0 for Real Madrid.
Just 3 minutes later, from Vinicius’ assist, Rodrygo fired a decisive shot to increase the score to 3-0 for Real Madrid. Despite creating many opportunities in the last 30 minutes, Real Madrid could not score more goals and the 3-0 score was enough to satisfy coach Ancelotti.
Real Madrid continues with a winning record in the group stage (Photo: AP).
In the remaining matches of Group C, Napoli drew a disappointing 1-1 with Union Berlin at home. However, with 7 points and 4 points more than Braga, the Serie A representative is sure of second place and the ticket to continue.
Real Madrid officially won a ticket to continue into the 1/8 round of the Champions League when they won the group stage with 12 points. They only need to draw Napoli in the next match to ensure they are firmly at the top of the table.
Squad
Real Madrid: Lunin; Vazquez (Carvajal 74′), Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy (Garcia 84′); Valverde (Peace 77′), Camavinga, Kroos; Diaz (Modric 74′); Rodrygo (Joselu 77′), Junior.
Goals: Diaz (27′), Vinicius (58′), Rodrygo (61′)
Braga: Matheus; Gomez (Mendes 62′), Fonte, Niakate, Borja; Moutinho, Carvalho, Zalazar (Musrati 62′); Bruma (Horta 77′), Horta (Ruiz 62′), Djalo (Banza 77′).
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