71′
22:31
Abel Ruiz shoots from the left of the edge of the penalty area. His shot goes over the goal.
70′
22:31
Excitement in the Braga penalty area! Juranović goes into the box on the right. He is accompanied by Borja, who works with the poor. Juranović goes down. But that’s not enough for a penalty.
70′
22:29
Victor Gómez delivers a sharp cross into the penalty area from the right. Several teammates narrowly miss out.
68′
22:28
Substitution at Sporting Braga: Abel Ruiz
68′
22:27
Substitution at Sporting Braga: Simon Banza
67′
22:27
Union now wants to make better use of the majority. The guests try to let Braga run. Not much has come of it so far.
64′
22:24
Next finish for Braga. Banza shoots with his left from a twelve-meter right position. His shot flies over.
62′
22:22
Substitution at 1. FC Union Berlin: David Fofana
62′
22:22
Substitution at 1. FC Union Berlin: Kevin Behrens
62′
22:22
Substitution at 1. FC Union Berlin: Janik Haberer
62′
22:22
Substitution at 1. FC Union Berlin: Lucas Tousart
60′
22:21
Almost the lead for Braga! A long ball lands at Juranović, who would have enough time and space to do something useful with the ball. Instead, he beheads Banza in the foot. Banza plays to Ricardo Horta, who shoots from 14 meters with his right. His powerful shot goes just past the right post.
59′
22:19
It is still not clear that Köpenick has one more player on the pitch. Álvaro Djaló moves into the penalty area from the right. He shoots at goal from ten meters with his left foot. A defender blocks the ball.
56′
10:15 p.m
Suddenly Braga is the superior team. Union seems pretty shaken by the equalizer.
54′
22:14
Yellow card for Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin)
Khedira holds Salazar in the middle of the field. That’s what the next yellow card is for.
51′
10:10 p.m
Tooor for Sporting Braga, 1-1 by Álvaro Djaló
A mistake by Union brings Braga back into the game. Knoche plays a bad pass in the build-up game. This means Braga has a lot of space. Ricardo Horta plays the ball to the right into the path of Álvaro Djaló. The Spaniard has no opponent. He goes into the penalty area and shoots with his right from twelve meters. The shot is hard but unplaced. Rønnow cannot defend the ball.
48′
22:08
Union starts offensively. But Braga doesn’t back down. The home team knows that they need at least one goal. Otherwise they have to win against Napoli in two weeks.
46′
10:05 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45′+4
9:56 p.m
Half-time conclusion
Union Berlin goes into the break with a 1-0 lead against Sporting Braga. At the beginning Braga was superior, but without having any real chances. The game was pretty disjointed the whole time because the French referee ruled almost every tackle a foul. It was the referee who tipped the game in Union’s direction. He gave Niakaté a hard red card. Then Berlin was superior. Gosens took the lead. Shortly before the break, Braga almost equalized. With a lot of luck, Union was spared. Overall the tour is pretty happy for the guests. The referee had a lot of influence on this game.
45′+4
9:52 p.m
End of 1st half
45′+4
9:51 p.m
Yellow card for Leonardo Bonucci (1. FC Union Berlin)
Bonucci, who only sits on the bench, also receives a yellow card.
45′+1
9:50 p.m
Yellow card for Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga)
Zalazar complains too loudly after the hand hit and receives a yellow card.
45′+1
9:49 p.m
Triple chance for Braga! Zalazar takes the free kick to the second post. Fonte heads the ball from close range. Rønnow parries. The second ball lands back at Fonte, who crosses it again. Álvaro Djaló shoots from eight meters. The shot is blocked. The ball then lands at Saatçı, who shoots at goal from eleven meters. Diogo Leite blocks the shot with his arm. The whole of Braga calls for handball, but Turpin decides on a corner. The arm was positioned as best as possible.
45′
9:46 p.m
Official added time (minutes): 3
45′
9:46 p.m
Laïdouni hits Álvaro Djaló on the right wing with his arm in the face. That should actually have been yellow. Free kick for Braga.
42′
9:42 p.m
Tooor for 1. FC Union Berlin, 0:1 by Robin Gosens
Union takes the lead! A long ball lands on the left wing at Roussillon. The Frenchman plays flatly into the penalty area to Gosens, who receives the pass a bit improperly. This inaccurate assumption means that he can shoot with a volley. His powerful shot from eight meters goes unstoppable into the far corner for Matheus Magalhães.
39′
9:39 p.m
Yellow card for Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin)
Volland plays the ball flat from the right in front of the goal. Tousart goes to the ball and suddenly takes off. The Frenchman jumps off without any contact from an opponent. This is a cruel swallow. Turpin is absolutely right to give yellow.
37′
9:38 p.m
Union is now becoming more dangerous. Roussillon brings a cross from the left into the middle. Volland heads the ball from five meters. He puts the conclusion over it. But Turpin decides on an offensive foul anyway.
36′
9:37 p.m
Substitution at Sporting Braga: Serdar Saatçı
36′
9:37 p.m
Substitution at Sporting Braga: Vitor Carvalho
36′
9:36 p.m
A conclusion for Union. Roussillon tries with the right from the left corner of the penalty area. His shot goes past the far corner.
33′
9:34 p.m
Yellow card for Victor Gomez (Sporting Braga)
Victor Gómez brings down Laïdouni 35 meters centrally in front of the Braga goal. For this he gets yellow. The referee takes a pretty petty line.
31′
9:31 p.m
Red card for Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga)
This is bitter for Braga. Niakaté accidentally kicks Behrens in the Achilles tendon in midfield with an open sole. That’s a hard foul. Turpin initially gives yellow. But then the VAR reports. Turpin briefly looks at the scene on the screen and quickly decides on red. The red card can be given, but it was not Niakaté’s intention. Yellow would have done it too.
28′
9:30 p.m
Almost the lead for Braga! Victor Gómez delivers a strong cross from the left halffield into the penalty area. Six meters from the goal, Álvaro Djaló heads the ball. He puts the shot just next to the right post. You can also clean it up.
26′
9:27 p.m
Laïdouni prevails against several opponents with impressive dribbling. Then he plays the ball to Gosens on the left. The national player brings a flat cross in front of the goal. Niakaté gets ahead of Behrens and clarifies.
24′
9:25 p.m
Laïdouni and Álvaro Djaló collided in an aerial duel. They both stay down for a short time, but do not need to be treated and can continue playing.
22′
9:23 p.m
It’s a very low chance game so far. The ball is mainly in midfield.
19′
9:20 p.m
After a free kick cross from the right side, Knoche heads the ball. His shot is blocked and the referee calls an offensive foul because Knoche pushed.
16′
9:17 p.m
First good chance for the home team! Ricardo Horta comes into the penalty area on the left and brings the ball flat in front of the goal. Roussillon intervenes just in time, otherwise the bell would have rung.
15′
9:16 p.m
João Moutinho takes a corner from the right into the penalty area. Niakaté tries his heel at the first post. The ball goes wide to the right.
13′
9:14 p.m
Union mainly leaves the ball to Braga. The home team doesn’t really get into the final third yet.
10′
9:11 p.m
Banza crosses from the right corner of the penalty area to the second post. Ricardo Horta gets the ball. He plays again from the left in front of the goal. A defender blocks the cross.
7′
9:08 p.m
The game is still pretty disjointed. There are a lot of fouls and little flow in the game.
5′
9:06 p.m
Roussillon also gets a kick on the foot. But this time Turpin doesn’t give a card. This is a questionable decision.
3′
9:03 p.m
Yellow card for Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin)
Knoche arrives late in a duel on the outside line. He steps on Ricardo Horta’s foot and receives a yellow card.
1′
9:02 p.m
Braga comes into play immediately offensively. Ricardo Horta approaches the penalty area and falls to the ground in a duel with Knoche. The referee lets the game continue.
20:42
Artur Jorge also makes four changes for Braga compared to their 4-1 league win over Portimonense. Banza, Vitor Carvalho, Borja and Matheus Magalhães start in place of Abel Ruiz, Adrián Marín, Pizzi and Horníček.
8:35 p.m
Regarding personnel: Nenad Bjelica is making a significant change straight away. Union will probably start with a back four today. The coach also replaced four players compared to the 1-1 draw against Augsburg. Khedira, Juranović, Roussillon and Tousart start in place of Fofana, Trimmel, Jaeckel and Haberer.
20:27
Braga is in a good mood at the moment. The Portuguese have only lost twice in their last twelve competitive games. Both defeats were against Real Madrid. Braga is in fourth place in the league. Only five points are missing from league leaders Benfica. Progression in the Champions League is only possible if Braga wins against Union today. The first leg between the two teams ended 3-2 for the Portuguese. Andre Castro scored the winning goal in the 94th minute.
20:21
Union has had a very weak group phase so far. Qualification for the round of 16 is no longer possible before matchday 5. But the Köpenickers could still overwinter in the European Cup. A win against Braga would see them climb to third place. The last Union victory was now three months ago. Can the new coach turn the tide?
8:16 p.m
Nenad Bjelica is sitting on the bench as head coach at Union Berlin for the first time today. The 52-year-old Croatian spent his playing career primarily in Spain, Germany and Austria. He played 65 Bundesliga games for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He has also traveled to several countries as a trainer. He trained in Austria, Italy, Poland, Croatia and Turkey. The most successful station so far was at Dinamo Zagreb. There Bjelica won the championship twice and the cup once.
8:01 p.m
Hello and welcome to matchday 5 in the group stage of the Champions League. Today at 9:00 p.m. Sporting Braga will face Union Berlin in Group C.