2007/08 UEFA Cup: Sporting Braga vs. Bayern Munich

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

November 29, 2007 20:00 (UTC)
	Sporting Braga	1–1	Bayern Munich	Fussball Arena München, Munich Attendance: 12,000
	Brum 11' Linz 45'+1' Vandinho 52' Pinto 52' Cruz 54' Cruz 58' Jailson 58' Linz 66' (3) Wender 69' Madrid 69' Madrid 72'		45'+1' Kahn 47' (3) Klose 67' Klose 67' Schlaudraff 75' Lell 81' Altintop 81' Sosa 87' Toni 90' Ribery 90' Sagnol

Sporting Braga of Portugal held Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw today. The draw along with Bolton's draw with Aris keeps Bayern at the top of Group F.

Post-Match Quotes

Uli Hoeneß: “As we’ve already seen against Belenenses, you have to be prepared for an unbelievably hard physical encounter when you come to Portugal. We were the victims of a few bad fouls, but the referee let a little bit too much go for my taste. It’s important we go on and win the group, because our first match would be away to one of the third-placed teams, and that’s a huge advantage. But we still hold all the trump cards. If we beat Aris Salonika at home, we definitely finish top.“

Ottmar Hitzfeld: “We came here to win today, and we went out and controlled the play accordingly. Braga had a couple of decent chances before half-time, but otherwise we had much more possession. I felt we lacked the absolute will to win, however. We should have tackled more aggressively in the first half, and we never found a way through up front. We were in the driving seat at 1-0 up, then Demichelis slipped and we conceded the equaliser. We can’t be entirely satisfied, because we came here intending to win.“

Miroslav Klose: “We never really got going today. We were basically in control, but we didn’t dominate enough to create many chances. We’re at home in our last game, and that’s a must-win match.“

Mark van Bommel: “You can’t be happy with the draw after taking the lead here. We were totally in control and scored straight after half-time. In normal circumstances we’d have gone on and taken the points, but Braga aren’t a bad side. People think we’ll win all our matches, but it’s just not as simple as that.“

Roland Linz (Braga goalscorer): “Scoring against Bayern is always special. The draw was very, very important for us. It was pretty evenly-matched over the 90 minutes, although we had one or two very good chances. I reckon the draw was the right result. It rates as a success for us, but it was definitely less than Bayern were hoping for.“

Sources

• "Hoeneß: Our fate is in our own hands". Bayern Munich, November 29, 2007
• "Braga blunt Bayern ambitions". UEFA, November 29, 2007
• "Frustrated Bayern held by muscular Braga". Bayern Munich, November 29, 2007

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