Braga 2 – 0 Zorya
SAN FRANCISCO, December 11, (THEWILL) – Braga made it look easy in the end taking a 2-0 win over Zorya at their Estadio Municipal de Braga home-ground to finish second in Group G behind Premier League side Leicester.
An unfortunate own goal from defender Joel Abu Hanna gave the home side a deserved lead before substitute Ricardo Horta scored, with his first touch of the game to add a second. Despite making nine changes to the squad, Braga were fantastic throughout.
Leicester 2 – 0 AEK Athens
Leicester finished top of Group G with two first half goals from Cengiz Under and Harvey Barnes meeting their objective from the onset.
Having already qualified, this was a perfect, professional end to a successful group-stage adventure. On the other hand, AEK, were valiant in playing for pride, striving to be competitive opposition, on a bitter night where the Greeks came up empty and finished bottom of the group.
Group G Standings
Leicester – 13
Braga – 13
Zorya – 6
AEK Athens – 3
Leicester and Braga go through to the round of 32.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
