Braga takes slim advantage over Freiburg
Mario Dorgeles punished a stoppage-time error from Noah Atubolu as Braga snatched a 2-1 win over Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final tie.
Substitute Dorgeles was on hand to prod home when Atubolu made a mess of what should have been a routine save from Vitor Carvalho's shot, meaning Braga has something to defend in next week's away leg and was not left to rue Rodrigo Zalazar's saved penalty.
There was plenty of goalmouth action early on, with the scoreline at 1-1 after just 16 minutes.
Pau Victor had already wasted a good chance before Demir Ege Tiknaz stretched to prod Braga into an eighth-minute lead, though Vincenzo Grifo quickly restored parity when he swept Niklas Beste's centre home.
Braga suffered a huge blow when captain and creator-in-chief, Ricardo Horta, went off injured, but it had a big opportunity to restore its lead on the stroke of half-time, with Philipp Lienhart adjudged to have grappled Gustaf Lagerbielke to the ground from a corner.
However, Atubolu brilliantly sprung to his right to keep out Zalazar's spot-kick, which was whipped towards the bottom-left corner with power.
Both teams had chances in the second half, with Lukas Hornicek denying Maximilian Eggestein and Fran Navarro appealing in vain for another penalty against Lagerbielke.
Two minutes into added time, Atubolu pushed Carvalho's strike into the ground right in front of his goal, with Dorgeles pouncing to give Braga a first-leg lead.






























