Braga start Conference League campaign with defeat in Denmark

At Parken Stadium, Braga's team arrived on the pitch for the first round of the Conference League and saw the match turn quickly against them. The Portuguese club ended up defeated by three goals to nil, marking an unfavorable start to the campaign.

Match details

After a lukewarm first half, the break revitalised the Danes, who returned to attack with greater assertiveness. In the 49th minute, Moha Elyounoussi opened the scoring after a sequence of three shot attempts blocked by Braga's defenders.

Around the 80th minute, Andreas Cornelius took advantage of the space in Braga's defence and scored, putting the ball in goalkeeper Bernardo Fontes' net. Shortly after, the Danish forward, released by Thapelo Maseko, extended the lead, finishing the match with a third goal.

Cornelius' second goal and Maseko's third sealed the defeat, while goalkeeper Bernardo Fontes conceded all three goals. Braga left Denmark with a setback that puts pressure on the continuation of its Conference League campaign.