Braga lost 1-3 to Athletic Bilbao, which was not a shocking result. After all, it was a thrilling reversal at home and won. At the same time, most of Braga's main players did not go with the team this time.
It's just surprising that Paris Saint-Germain lost 0:2 to Salzburg on the road.
Paris Saint-Germain was really out of the game without even struggling!
Braga and Athletic Bilbao joined hands to advance to the UEFA Cup round of 32, and the last round only requires a formality.
Braga ushered in the Portuguese Cup at home on the weekend. In the fourth round, they encountered the Portuguese Super League giant Sporting Lisbon.
The outside world believes that this will be a battle, but now Braga's focus is entirely in the league. If he defeated Porto away in the last round of the league, Braga would be able to go further with real swords and guns, but now he is only one point ahead of Porto, which makes Yartim afraid that he will lose his lead position in the league, so he will also be on the local cup.
He even made up his mind to be eliminated by Sporting Lisbon before the game, but he didn't expect that Sporting Lisbon also chose to hide his main force.
Even though Yartim is under a lot of pressure on his shoulders, he is still a star coach who is now a prosperous football player in Portugal. Who made Braga sit in the league leader?
But Sporting Lisbon is different. Since the start of the new season, the record has not been too bad. It has 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses and has 23 points, which is indeed a bit overshadowed by Braga's 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and 28 points.
The most important thing is that they are not in the top three positions in the league. Before Sporting Lisbon fell completely, their focus will naturally be in the league!
The substitute lineups of the two teams still made no achievements in the Municipal Stadium for 70 minutes. Yartim's replacement of three main players was just a routine operation. It is always necessary to give fans who come to support the scene some hope. They are not completely ignoring the local cup.
Tang Hong is naturally one of the players who were replaced.
Yartim made a first move, while Sporting Lisbon coach Dominguez could only play back, so he also replaced him to strengthen his defense.
However, after the substitution, Sporting Lisbon fell into a huge passive position on the scene.
In the 81st minute of the game, Tang Hong, who had created two threatening breakthroughs and shot within the goal range, responded to Nuno Gomez's return pass from the penalty area and then passed a fake fax to wipe a defensive player and then broke into the penalty area. As soon as he entered the penalty area, he was knocked to the ground by the defensive player who came from behind.
The referee decisively blew his whistle and awarded Braga a penalty.
The Sporting Lisbon players were not angry, and they did seem to be a little absent-minded about this game.
Nuno Gomez took the penalty and scored a goal. Braga took the lead in the score.
After scoring the goal, Braga began to actively control the rhythm of the game, and the offense and defense rhythm began to slow down. Sporting Lisbon did not put a big push to counterattack. In the end, Braga advanced to the next round with a small victory at home.
Perhaps Sporting Lisbon wants to compete with Braga in the league, but this Portuguese Cup is just a warm-up.
Braga faced the challenge of Salzburg at home four days later. In this game, Tang Hong didn't even make the roster. Since his defeat in Porto, he had almost ten days off, in order to be able to get better form in the league this weekend.
Salzburg, who had been eliminated early, played against Braga, who came on as a substitute, and it was difficult to distinguish between the Municipal Stadium. The two teams kept fighting and attacking each other, which was extremely exciting. In the end, the score was 2:2 and everyone was happy to shake hands and talk.
Athletic Bilbao also came on as a substitute at the Princes Park Stadium and was eventually defeated 4:2 by Paris Saint-Germain, which was irrelevant.
Braga advanced to the top 32 of the Europa League as the top spot in the group.
The next night, the results of the Europa League round of 32 knockout rounds were released.
Braga drew the Moscow Locomotive from the Russian Premier League.
Regardless of whether the opponent is strong or weak, it will be a match in mid-February next year, and it will be left behind for the time being.
It was the weekend again, and Braga locals had already put on warm coats, and players playing on the court also wore long-sleeved winter jerseys.
In the 12th round of the Portuguese Super League, Braga faced Ferreira, who was the last in the standings at home.
Half a month has passed since they lost to Porto, but in this half month, everyone has become more relaxed on the surface, but in fact they are still breathing a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Yartim also learned lessons and made the team more proactive in the game!
On a slightly cold evening, the Municipal Stadium remained enthusiastic. After the game began, Braga actively ran, showing higher aggression than usual, whether it was passing and receiving or defending counterattack.
Pass the ball forward boldly, and even if it is lost, it will start from the front line to counterattack.
The goal of the game came soon, and Ferreira didn't seem to be dizzy when she was attacked by Braga's attack, but she felt like she was in a mess by Braga's almost violent and crazy counter-robbery!
When Viana received a diagonal pass from Tang Hong on the right, he sent the ball into the front area of ​​the baseline. Bayano quickly got down the bottom and sent the shells to Lima. The latter quickly grabbed the point and shot accurately and sent the ball into the near corner of the goal.
Braga leads with one goal at home!
Braga did not relax at all after the goal. Only 7 minutes later, Ferreira was sniped by Amorin in the frontcourt fast break. After the ball was too strong to Barbosa's feet, the latter's kick was passed directly.
When the football hangs into the left rib area of ​​the penalty area, Tang Hong came offside, and his left foot stopped and buckled and cross cut created a better shooting angle for himself. He pulled his feet and shot angrily without waiting for the defending player to get close. The football shot from his right foot did not rotate like a shell and hung straight at the dead corner!
Braga leads with two goals!
Ferreira was in power and seemed to have another familiar defeat.
Just 30 minutes after the first half, Tang Hong collided with Ezijejile on the left and made a cross from the bottom. As a result, the football hit the opponent's fullback's arm and was clearly seen by the referee.
Braga received a penalty.
This time, Tang Hong stood in front of the penalty spot, and then simply pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with a push shot.
3:0!
Braga lost the suspense in the game in less than 35 minutes!
They are like a beast venting their anger, but they are never satisfied!
Scoring goals, winning, and returning to the right track will make them more united and move forward more firmly.
There is no slack on the road to the championship!
Ferrera's morale fell to the bottom and he no longer had the idea of ​​counterattacking.
But Braga was a little unkind, leading by three goals but still maintaining a fast-paced, high-pressure press.
When Barbosa scored with a long shot from the penalty area, Ferreira realized that their nightmare was not over.
In the second half, Lima's scored in front of the goal was rewritten to 5:0.
The biggest change in Braga's game is that the midfielder players are far more motivated than before.
In the 68th minute of the game, Bayano made a cross from the right again. The football flew to the back point of the goal and was headed by Tang Hong to score another goal!
Tang Hong, who scored a goal hat trick, suddenly rewritten his goals in the scorer list to 21 goals!
Braga fans have actually almost digested the previous round of defeats, but today I saw Braga's strong performance at home and the scene of everyone hugging each other after every goal, and everyone realized that the previous round of defeats had a positive stimulation to the team!
After Tang Hong was replaced, Alan and Nuno Gomez, who came on as a substitute, also showed a strong fighting spirit.
In the end, Alan scored a goal when he received a cross from Eziyejile.
Braga swept Ferreira 7:0 at home!
Tang Hong was interviewed by reporters after the game before leaving the Municipal Stadium. When the reporter asked him whether he was full of expectations for the announcement of the results of the European Golden Boy Award tomorrow, Tang Hong shook his head and said lightly: "Whether there is a prize or not, it will not change my current situation, so I don't care."
In the same round of the league, Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon won one after another, and the gap between the top four in the standings did not change after this round.
The next day, Turin Sports Daily announced the results of the annual European Golden Boy Award.
Dortmund's Gotze won the Golden Boy Award.
Chapter completed!