It’s strange to talk about finals when the sporting season is still in its infancy, but for SC Braga, that’s what it’s all about. This Wednesday, Estádio Municipal de Braga will host the first final of the season for the Gverreiros do Minho in the form of a first-hand play-off that arsenalistas hope will give the passport to the group stage of the Champions League. On the other hand, the Greeks of Panathinaikos, who left Dnipro and Marseille on their way to Europe.
Although with some defensive difficulties at the start – in the four games played, they conceded goals in three – and an unexpected defeat in the reception to FC Famalicão to open the Liga Portugal Betclic, SC Braga is currently in a series of two victories and with a high attack production. In the last two games they won, the Minho team scored four goals in each of them and takes a total of 12 goals scored in the four official matches played so far. A business card that encourages hope gverreira to be in the European elite.
On the other side of the pitch will be the current Greek runner-up, who also has four games this season, but all in a European context. After eliminating Dnipro, the Athens team caused a surprise by leaving Marseille on the way, a result that also serves as a warning for anyone who might fall into the temptation of taking for granted a tie whose opening whistle has yet to emerge. In Braga, moreover, some well-known names in European and even Portuguese football will be presented, such as Filip Djuricic, Andraz Sporar or the Brazilian Bernard.
In the preview of the duel, both Artur Jorge and Ivan Jovanovic had convergent points of view and the watchword is «respect». The two coaches were aware that both would have a difficult challenge at hand, but ambition is part of the state of mind of the two teams, aware that Braga is scheduled to start what is, perhaps, the most important tie of the recent past of both.
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