Real Madrid got their third win in three games in the Champions League, beating Braga 2-1 away. Jude Bellingham scored again for the Spanish side, continuing his great from since the start of the season.
In the 17th minute, Real Madrid took the lead. Vinicius Junior made a great break down the left and laid the ball into the box for Rodrygo, who didn’t hit a perfect shot, but the ball deflected off the foot of Braga’s defender and into the net.
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Three minutes later, Real’s defense made a mistake at a corner and an equalizer could have been scored, but Al-Musrati’s shot was blocked.
In the 37th minute, Vinicius tried to surprise the goalkeeper Mateus, who had left his goal line, but his shot was inaccurate and weak.
In the 61st minute, the Brazilian showed off his excellent speed and got a long pass down the left side and passing to Jude Bellingham and the England international slotting the ball with finesse into the left corner to extend Real Madrid’s lead to 2-0.
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Just seconds after Real scored a second goal, Braga pulled one back. Simon Banza chested down a cross from the right and laid the ball off to Alvaro Giallo, who fired a shot past Kepa into the near corner, but the home side couldn’t do anything more.