FC Copenhagen vs SC Braga 3-0

FC Copenhagen beat SC Braga 3-0 at Parken after a late burst turned a tight contest into a clear home win. A second-half opener from M. Elyounoussi set the tone, and Andreas Cornelius came off the bench to score twice.

The match stayed goalless through the first half, with the break arriving at 0-0.

Elyounoussi opened the scoring in the 49th minute, and Cornelius made it 2-0 in the 79th minute after coming on in the 61st minute and being set up by B. Meling. He then sealed it in the 86th minute, three minutes after another FC Copenhagen substitution window, finishing from T. Maseko for his second of the match. SC Braga had briefly thought they had levelled in the 63rd minute, but R. Horta's effort was ruled out for offside by VAR. FC Copenhagen made two changes on 70 minutes, while SC Braga made two on 60 minutes and two more on 75 minutes as the visitors tried to change the flow, but the home side kept control of the scoreline once ahead.

The numbers point to a match where SC Braga had more of the ball, with 62% possession, 571 passes and 88% accuracy against FC Copenhagen's 38%, 347 passes and 83%. Braga also had more shots, 5 to 8, but FC Copenhagen put 5 on target to Braga's 1 and finished with 1.03 expected goals to 0.54. Corners were level at 3-3, offsides finished 3-3, and the home side made 1 save to Braga's 2.

FC Copenhagen's only booking went to A. Markgraf in the 71st minute, while H. Nemeth was booked in the 85th minute. SC Braga finished without a yellow card.