Benfica 2-2 Sporting Braga result, stats and report

Benfica ran out comfortable 4-1 winners against Omonia Nicosia in the UEFA Europa League, with Vangelis Pavlidis, Fredrik Aursnes, and Gianluca Prestianni all on the scoresheet. Omonia competed for a spell but were simply outclassed by a side operating at a different level.

Benfica dismantled Celtic 4-1 in the UEFA Europa League, with Jhon Durán and Vangelis Pavlidis doing the damage and Celtic's defensive basics found badly wanting from the fifth minute onwards.

Porto put Benfica to the sword at the Estádio do Dragão, winning the Liga Portugal derby 3-1 with a dominant second-half display that exposed every weakness in the visitors' defensive attitude. In-beom Hwang, introduced as a first-half substitute, scored the decisive third goal to confirm what most people watching already knew.

Santa Clara and Sporting Braga cancelled each other out in a scrappy Liga Portugal draw that produced seven yellow cards, one shot on target each, and precisely nothing in the way of cutting edge.

Benfica arrive at this Europa League group stage clash in formidable shape, having dropped just two points in five European outings. Lech Poznań travel to Lisbon with three wins but a 0-4 hammering by Crystal Palace still fresh in the memory.

Benfica arrive in Nicosia on Thursday having scored fifteen goals in five Europa League matches. Omonia need to be at their absolute best just to stay in the game.

Benfica arrive at the Estádio da Luz on Thursday night as one of the form sides in the UEFA Europa League. Celtic arrive needing answers.

FC København arrive at this Conference League group stage fixture with goals to burn and a fortress mentality at home. Sporting Braga arrive having conceded nothing across six completed Conference League matches. Something has to give.