This Thursday, Sporting de Braga beat the English team Nottingham Forest, 1-0, in the seventh and penultimate round of the league phase of the Europa League, and remains in the direct qualifying zone for the round of 16.
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In Braga, the English wasted a penalty in the 53rd minute, with Hornicek defending the shot made by Morgan Gibbs-White, and in the next minute the Portuguese team took the lead, benefiting from an own goal by Ryan Yates.
With this result, Sporting de Braga, whose continuation in the competition is assured via play-off, remains in fifth place, with 16 points, in a direct qualifying position, while Forest, who saw Elliot Anderson sent off after 90+4 minutes, is in the play-off places.
With the night’s results, FC Porto, also with the play-off for access to the round of 16 secured and who drew 1-1 in the visit to Viktoria Plzen, gained 14 points and fell to ninth place, the first outside the direct qualification zone.
The two Portuguese teams will fight for direct qualification, reserved for the top eight, in the last round, with the Braga fans visiting the Dutch Go Ahead Eagles and the ‘dragons’ hosting the Scottish Rangers.
