Match Thread: FC Braga vs Wolves (Europa League)

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Nuno clearly wants to win tonight as he is fielding the same starting Xl from Saturday:

Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez & Jota

Subs: Ruddy, Vinagre, Kilman, Vallejo, Otasowie, Neto, Cutrone

Speculative shot by Braga takes a big deflection and we are down a goal.

First shot of the game goes in for Braga!! Ten yards outside area it deflected off Neves foot up into corner & Rui had no chance.
Braga 1 Wolves 0

Raul scores the equaliser after a good buildup.

Joao to Jonny, Cross from the left and Raul heads in. Braga 1 Wolves 1

The pitch is in poor condition so both teams are struggling with control and passing. Not much sign of home fans, plenty of empty seats so the atmosphere is nonexistent.

So close to 1 - 2 but Jota just couldn’t reach Adama’s cross

Great Wolves goal set up by Raul for Doc to head in. Braga 1 Wolves 2

Green header by Doc from pass by Raul.
2-1 to Wolves.

Followed by a solo effort from Adama again set up by Raul. Great team play by Wolves now.
Braga 1 Wolves 3



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Green?
GREAT.

Is this what they call “come from behind?”

All going well - just hope they all stay injury-free!

Bratislava could now take the second spot if it stays like this, so you have to think Braga will have to go for it in the second half. We might yet get that hatful we have been expecting for a while now.

3-1 at halftime and Wolves are by and large in control.
The pitch isn’t helping and there are a lot of silly fouls but the ref is being sensible and getting most of the decisions right. Both Adama/Doc and Diogo/Jonny are working the wide areas extremely well and the Braga defenders don’t seem to be able to cope.
Our defence has been largely untroubled and the whole team seems well focused and up for the game.
Should be able to add to the scoreline if we continue to play like this in the second half.

Just got back in from parents evening, and BT sports are very impressed with WwFC 1st half performance...
Best they’ve played this season in Europe!!

Sods freaking law!
😬✌️

Braga looking clueless at the moment and we have started the second half on the front foot.
Wolves fans are making themselves heard. Well done lads.

Good goal from Braga. 3-2.

2-3... shall I go back out??

Strange defending by Doc to let Braga in for their second goal
Braga 2 Wolves 3

Raul booked for a foul which rules him out of our next game Inn Europe

Neto on for Raul who was just booked.

Time we scored again!

Vinagre on for Traore who may be injured.

Braga score an equaliser.
And Braga are on the front foot now—- why do we do this to ourselves?

FFS - wheels are falling off!

Well we've scraped through but at what cost? Adama injured? Raul carded. Bet Nuno will have a word or two to say. Oh well onwards and upwards!

How we managed to throw that away I don’t know. Braga didn’t really improve but we suddenly fell apart when they scored their second goal. We were lucky to hold onto a draw, nevertheless,onwards and upwards.

Well we're into the next round. Good job it wasn't based on home & away goals.

Shame we let it slip 2nd half but we are through that's all that matters. Think this is the first time we have missed boly since he got injured, we just switched off for their 2nd and 3rd goal, but saying that I would of taken a draw tonight. We played some great football first half just need to sustain it 90 mins!

Would have taken a draw pre-match but disappointing to lose a two goal lead. Nevermind, we’re through and we played some great stuff in the first half, and on occasions in the second. I’ll say it again however, if we’d have put a few more of the chances we created, we’d have been clear. Three great goals despite what I say, the second the real pick of the crop. That run from Doc was as sumptuous as the pass to put it on his head! Just brilliant.
What a pudding of a pitch eh, Molineux (and other grounds) 70s style!!? And overall a great entertaining match.
The european adventure continues.
UTW!

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We didn't throw anything away .. control yourselves. Teams lead regularly in football particularly away from home and don't win.. it's the nature of the beast. What was imperative is we didn't lose and qualified and as Ivy says, the pitch was probably worse than we would find in non league here with it surely not fitting the criteria laid out by UEFA for a European game.. disgraceful. A good performance and result against a reasonable side.

Wolverina , you say at " what cost" .. this is our first time in the European knockout stages for over 40 years and if the cost involves a few knocks and cards so be it. I don't believe there is any real advantage to be gained finishing first or second in the group with no guarantee of an easier draw if we achieved the latter. As we are one of the favourites to win the whole thing anyway, you could make a case for saying teams should fear us more than the reverse. As it currently stands the current favourites are Arsenal which says it all really.

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an angry wolf
As we are one of the favourites to win the whole thing anyway, you could make a case for saying teams should fear us more than the reverse. As it currently stands the current favourites are Arsenal which says it all really.

So we do to Arsenal what Chelsea did last time and beat them in the final? Let’s do that then 😀 and see who the respective coaches are.

I was saying in the pub last night, lets finish second so we can play Man United for a guaranteed win in the next round 😜
Assuming the rules will allow such a draw. Failing that bring on Rangers or Celtic!
UTW 🐺

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Absolutely Ivy, surely we want to see wolves vs Celtic/United than shaking in terror praying we finish top to avoid them.