Braga march on in Europa League with 1-0 victory in Nice | OneFootball

Braga won in France for the first time in their history to continue their excellent campaign in the Europa League. A superbly worked team goal in the first half finished by Pau Victor was enough for a 1-0 win over struggling Nice.

The victory moves the Warriors onto thirteen points from their six matches with games against Nottingham Forest (home) and Go Ahead Eagles (away) to come in January. Carlos Vicens’ side are therefore in with a good chance of qualifying directly for the round of sixteen without the need for a playoff.

The Portuguese outfit completely dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead in the 28th minute. Gorby won the ball on the halfway line, drove forward and passed to Victor Gómez. The Spaniard crossed low across the top of the box, striker Ouazzani cleverly dummied the ball and Pau Victor confidently stoked a low shot into the net.

Braga continued to control proceedings until the interval, but it was a different story in the second half as Nice at last began to show some spirit in front of the sparse crowd and threaten an equaliser.

Braga goalkeeper Hornicek had to be at the top of his game to deny Kevin Carlos and Isak Jansson and then prevent a late Gorby own goal, but the visitors held on at the Allianz Riviera for the three points and remain unbeaten away from home in Europe this season.