• UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
NewsExplored
  • UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • LinkedIn

  • Tumblr

  • RSS

Sports

Braga 3-3 Leicester City: Jamie Vardy sends Foxes into Europa League last 32

Braga 3-3 Leicester City: Jamie Vardy sends Foxes into Europa League last 32
Newsexplored
26th November 2020
7
SHARES
ShareTweet
SubscribeRedditGoogleWhatsappStumbleuponPinterestDiggLinkedinTumblrTelegram
Views:
4
Leicester celebrate
Jamie Vardy extended his record as Leicester’s oldest European goalscorer on the night Luke Thomas became their youngest

Jamie Vardy scored a dramatic injury-time goal to send Leicester into the knockout stage of the Europa League with a draw against Braga.

The substitute turned home Marc Albrighton’s cross as the Foxes came from behind three times to draw.

Al Musrati blasted Braga ahead and Harvey Barnes equalised before Paulinho netted for the hosts.

Luke Thomas got the Foxes level and Fransergio looked set to win it for Braga before Vardy’s late goal.

Zorya Luhansk’s 3-0 win at AEK Athens in the group’s other game meant a draw was enough for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

The Foxes were indebted to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for keeping them in the game at stages, before the visitors’ substitutes turned the game round.

Leicester’s subs make the difference

Leicester – perhaps buoyed from a comfortable 4-0 win in their previous meeting with Braga – kept many of their stars on the bench in case of emergency.

In the end they needed them.

Braga fully deserved their 2-1 half-time lead as Al Musrati drilled home and Ricardo Horta rounded Schmeichel before finding Paulinho. In between those goals, Barnes smashed home from a tight angle.

Schmeichel denied Paulinho on three occasions and Horta on another.

The turning point was the half-time introductions of Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans, and the 62nd-minute introduction of Vardy and James Maddison.

data-ad-format="auto">

Vardy had a goal ruled out for offside moments after coming on and Fofana started a move and Maddison crossed for teenager Thomas to score his first goal in professional football and become Leicester’s youngest European goalscorer.

Leicester’s decision to look for a winner appeared to have backfired when goalkeeper Matheus caught a cross and started a quick counter which ended in Wenderson Galeno finding substitute Fransergio to put Braga 3-2 up in the 90th minute.

But Vardy started a move which he then finished when he stabbed home Albrighton’s cross at the back post.

One more win will clinch the group for Leicester but Rodgers has the luxury of fielding a weak team in the final two games if that is not a major priority.


‘We were outstanding in second half’

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers: “Our plan was to play the system we were in, and if we had to chase the game we would change the shape 3-1-4-2 and those players [Maddison and Vardy] would change the dynamic of the game.

“They are highly gifted players and they made a big difference.

“In the first half we were too slow in our movement, too static and we weren’t aggressive enough. In the second half, we were outstanding.

“Youri [Tielemans] came on and dictated the tempo of the game. In the second half we were excellent with the football and Youri and James [Maddison] were the catalysts for that.”

Line-ups

Sporting Braga

  • 1Lima Magalhães
  • 3Tormena de Farias
  • 36Viana Willemen Da Silva
  • 5Cruz Jerónimo Sequeira
  • 47de Sousa Esgaio
  • 8Al MusratiBooked at 64mins
  • 88Castro PereiraSubstituted forLuz Hortaat 87′minutes
  • 90do Nascimento Galeno
  • 45Picanco MedeirosSubstituted forRodrigues Barbosaat 77′minutes
  • 21da Luz HortaSubstituted forMelo da Silvaat 69′minutes
  • 20Dias FernandesBooked at 84minsSubstituted forSchettine Guimaraesat 87′minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

  • 2Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves
  • 6Pires da Fonseca
  • 7Barradas Novais
  • 9Ruiz
  • 12Sá
  • 15Luz Horta
  • 27Rodrigues Barbosa
  • 34Melo da Silva
  • 71Infande
  • 79Duarte Couto
  • 93Veiga Santos
  • 95Schettine Guimaraes

Leicester

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 2Justin
  • 6EvansBooked at 53mins
  • 28FuchsSubstituted forFofanaat 45′minutes
  • 11AlbrightonBooked at 52mins
  • 26PraetSubstituted forTielemansat 45′minutes
  • 20Choudhury
  • 33Thomas
  • 19ÜnderSubstituted forVardyat 62′minutes
  • 15BarnesSubstituted forMaddisonat 62′minutes
  • 14IheanachoSubstituted forPérezat 69′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Fofana
  • 5Morgan
  • 8Tielemans
  • 9Vardy
  • 10Maddison
  • 12Ward
  • 17Pérez
  • 24Mendy
  • 35Jakupovic

Referee:
Daniele Orsato

Match Stats

Live Text

FA Cup banner

  • Watch 13 FA Cup second-round games on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app this weekend. Find out more here.

FA Cup footer

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Share on Skype (Opens in new window)

Related

Related Itemsbragaeuropafoxesjamieleicestersendsvardy
Sports
26th November 2020
Newsexplored @newsexploredweb

Related Itemsbragaeuropafoxesjamieleicestersendsvardy

More in Sports

  • Read More
    FA Cup: Luton Town’s Sonny Bradley on loss of father before Chelsea tie

    Views:4 Sonny Bradley (left) won the 2018-19 League One title with Luton Town Date: 24 January Coverage:...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    McGregor vs Poirier 2: Dustin Poirier shocks Conor McGregor in UFC rematch

    Views:4 McGregor now has a 22-5 MMA record having lost three of his last six UFC fights...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Transfer rumours: Aguero, Alaba, Dembele, Benitez, Ings, Sanson, En-Nesyri, Palmieri

    Views:4 Barcelona hope they can sign Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 32, and Bayern Munich defender David...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United: Watkins ends goal drought as pressure on Bruce grows

    Views:4 Ollie Watkins’ opener ended a run of nine league games without a goal for the Villa...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss hopes Burnley defeat will be turning point

    Views:4 Klopp’s side are fourth in the Premier League in defence of the title they won last...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    FA Cup: What happened in Saturday’s fourth round?

    Views:4 Saturday’s eight FA Cup fourth round ties featured 25 goals Cracking goals, memorable debuts, cheeky hints...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Sheffield United 2-1 Plymouth Argyle: Chris Basham and Billy Sharp goals take Blades into FA Cup round five

    Views:4 Premier League strugglers Sheffield United gained only their third win of the season as they beat...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Rangers 5-0 Ross County: Steven Gerrard’s side extend lead to 23 points

    Views:4 Filip Helander shrugged off his marker as he headed Rangers into a 2-0 lead Rangers celebrated...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Southampton 1-0 Arsenal: Gabriel own goal knocks FA Cup holders out

    Views:4 A strong Southampton side knocked holders Arsenal out of the FA Cup in the fourth round...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    England in Sri Lanka: James Anderson takes 6-40 on tight second day in Galle

    Views:4 Lasith Embuldeniya has dismissed both England openers in all three innings of the series so far...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Americas Cup: Sir Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK into Challenger Series final

    Views:4 The final begins on 13 February Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK are into the final of...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
  • Read More
    Paolo Odogwu: How Wasps star carved way into England squad

    Views:4 Odogwu played for Leicester and Sale before this breakthrough season with Wasps Rugby is a game...

    Newsexplored 26th November 2020
Scroll for more
Tap
data-ad-format="auto">
NewsExplored

NewsExplored - Making sure all the latest news is explored?

Contact us for help

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • Comments

  • Australian Open: Heather Watson among 47 players to quarantine in Melbourne after Covid cases on flights
    Sports16th January 2021
  • The Papers: ‘Fortress Britain’ and ‘modern miracle workers’
    UK15th January 2021
  • Fashion lookahead: Eight major 2021 looks from tie-dye to pastels
    Entertainment30th December 2020
  • Fifa 21 and Frozen 2 top digital sales of 2020
    Tech8th January 2021
  • The homeless drug addict who became a history professor
    USA24th January 2021
  • Kamala Harris: What the vice-president did on her first day
    USA21st January 2021
  • Biden inauguration: New president to be sworn in amid Trump snub
    USA20th January 2021
  • Biden inauguration: Democrat to be sworn in as Trump leaves office
    USA20th January 2021
  • Les Rehrer says:

    Hello Its me :P and thanks for this post

  • optumrx login says:

    Thank For News.

  • Kent Laatsch says:

    Please let me know if you're looking for a writer…

  • Bob says:

    RT News was where I learned that Erdogan controlled isis.…

Copyright © 2018 Top News Theme. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by Wordpress.

Molde 0-3 Arsenal: Gunners book place in the last 32 of Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Ludogorets Razgrad: Carlos Vinicius scores twice
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok