Braga and Benfica stage in the final of the Portuguese League Cup at the Stadium of Light.

Surprisingly, Braga and Benfica fans were evenly matched in the stadium stands!

It's enough to see the frenzy of Braga fans for their support for the team at the end of the season!

Braga's squad was in high spirits, while the whole Benfica squad was clearly in a gloomy mood.

They are five points behind Porto in the league and basically have no hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League, and this time the battle against Braga for the Portuguese League Cup is pure glory!

When the on-site master of ceremonies introduced the starting of the Braga players, every time the name of the player was spoken, there was a huge cheer at the Stadium of Light, until Tang Hong's name was read out, and the stadium repeatedly reverberated "hong" "hong" like thunder!

In contrast, the reaction of Benfica fans when the Benfica players were read out was relatively muted.

Braga and Benfica will have their main players on the pitch in the hope of winning the game with the strongest squad.

Yaltium, who was in a suit and leather shoes in the final, seemed to have been touted by the Portuguese media in recent days, and he did not dare to say that his prestige was far away, at least he would enter the three giants of the Portuguese Super League and pick up the whip.

Braga can't keep good players, and likewise, they can't keep good coaches.

Benfica coach Jorge Jesús looked preoccupied on the sidelines, as if he had not recovered from the defeat in the league title and the elusion of Champions League qualification.

Benfica's back-to-back home defeats to Porto and Braga in the sprint to the season were a real morale boost, and it was no surprise that they had fallen to rock bottom in the last round of away defeats against Sporting Lisbon.

Jesus naturally will not give up the Portuguese League Cup, with Bragana's strongest counterattack in the Portuguese Super League, even the children next door know that if they want to beat Braga, they must first not give Braga an environment to defend and counterattack.

However, before the game, Benfica was asked to focus on control and the defense to compress space, but Jesús found that the team could not effectively complete his instructions.

Braga did not play a counter-attack in a day or two, and this tactic was adopted at the beginning of the season in European competition, and there was continuity in European competition from the middle of the season to the second half of the season, while Benfica did not focus on control and defensive over-conservative for a long time.

It's easy for a coach to make a change in a word, but it can't be changed in an instant if the team wants to execute well.

Amid the hustle and bustle of cheering, the two teams fought on the pitch.

Benfica were too eager to prove themselves, so they didn't control the tempo of the game, and Aimar's creativity in central midfield was still extraordinary, but Benfica's forward line was a little hasty in attack, and the blind kick-off shot and the general low quality of the final pass made Benfica's attack thunderous and rainy.

Braga's counter-attack was vigorous.

In the 29th minute of the game, Tang Hong, who suffered fouls one after another, came to the middle and collided with Lima in a small area, and then swept past Louisson to complete the anti-offside position.

When the Benfica defense was chasing back, Tang Hong passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area on the left side of the penalty line.

Viana, who followed up quickly, knocked the ball back to the triangle on the right side of the penalty area to find Lima, who pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal!

Braga, in fact, from the beginning of the trident, is now more and more threatening in the counterattack!

Braga's one-goal lead made the Stadium of Light a stage for Braga fans to revel.

Benfica's blockade of Tang Hong is still relatively tight, especially when he wants to run in the front court, there are always at least two or three players around him to attack.

Therefore, Tang Hong can either move out of the situation of being surrounded and suppressed on a large scale, or create opportunities for his teammates.

Benfica quickly launched a counter-attack after conceding the goal, Cardoso almost equalised with a goalmouth grab, and Coelho's tackle block at the crucial moment destroyed the ball off the line.

Witsel's long-range shot from outside the box also sent close to surrendering.

Before the end of the first half, Tang Hong controlled the ball on the left side of the midfield, and was instantly besieged by Pereira, Garcia, and Gaitan.

After smashing the ball and dodging Gaitan's pressing, Tang Hong picked the ball with his left foot on the sideline and crossed it to the middle of the front.

Benfica's defenders thought they had been staring at Viana and Lima, but Barbosa cut in front of the offside position to form a single knife.

Even though the ball was not fast, Barbosa dribbled smoothly to the line of the penalty area and then blasted it out!

The ball flew straight into the top left corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper surrendered.

Barbosa was thrilled after scoring the goal, beckoning everyone to rush to the sideline with him and then fell to the ground and slid for several meters.

Although Tang Hong did so, he promised never to celebrate in such a way again!

The friction in the chest was hot and painful, and the little brother was very uncomfortable.

Braga has a two-goal lead, and Benfica's morale has been hit again!

At the end of the first half, both teams returned to the dressing room to make adjustments.

Braga don't care too much about the form of their opponents, they just need to win.

However, the outside world can see that Benfica's form is relatively sluggish.

Only a few key players were still on the passing line, and the rest of the players were clearly lagging behind.

After the halftime break, the two teams changed sides in the second half.

This time, it was Braga's turn to control the tempo and force Benfica to fight back.

Of course, Yartim, who has never won any championships, will not talk about his ideals with Benfica, but will only use the most realistic means to win the championship trophy!

Benfica's counter-attacking efficiency is actually not as high as Braga's, because Benfica don't have many sapper players in the team, you can't get players like Aimar and Gaitan to do the dirty work very well, and it's even a little difficult to do their best.

But when Braga plays defensive counterattacks this season, even Tang Hong will join the counter-robbery work, but sometimes his teammates ask him not to come back, and try to go to the front to occupy a good starting position as much as possible, so that Braga's counterattack can play a greater threat.

Benfica's counter-attacking efforts have always exposed gaps for Braga to succeed in, while the lack of consistency in counter-attacking has allowed Braga to threaten after a successful transfer in central midfield.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Benfica, who were already a little tired from counter-attacking, was pushed through the half by Braga's easy pass.

Barbosa sent a precise through ball through the right rib of Benfica's back line.

Viana cut inside and saw Lima's quick follow-up in the middle to drive the Benfica defence back into the box, and he decisively knocked the ball back into the triangle area.

Tang Hong cut in one step to stop the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, and after adjusting one step, he blasted a blast with his right foot!

The soccer ball flies straight to the top right corner of the goal!

Braga 3:0 Benfica seals the win!

The Benfica generals looked lost and looked like they hadn't left the center of the storm yet.

Braga celebrated the goal in high spirits and interacted with the fans in the stands.

Although this is a final, it stands to reason that the main players should play the whole game, but Yatim considered that they would face Valencia at home in 4 days, so they could only replace Tang Hong, Lima, and Viana one after another.

Tang Hong did not complain after getting off the court, but he did not sit on the bench, but stood in front of the bench and looked at the field, full of anticipation.

If he wins, he will lift the first trophy of his career, so how can he not expect it?

The game is still going on, and it is definitely out of place to laugh and play, Balbosa stood beside Tang Hong, poking Tang Hong's ribs with his hand from time to time to make Tang Hong's body reflexively dodge, and when he saw Tang Hong's reaction, Barbosa grinned.

Tang Hong could only roll his eyes at him helplessly.

Some of the players are obviously not big children, and it is obvious that Barbosa is.

Tang Hong shook his head slightly, and could only poke Balbosa in the ribs while he was not paying attention.

Barbosa fell straight to the bench as he stepped back.

The commotion caused caused all the players on the Braga bench to get up and check on Barbosa's condition.

Tang Hong turned around and pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly pulled Balbosa up, the other party was dumb and could only stare at Tang Hong, and waved his hand to others to say that it was okay.

Everyone was paying attention to the game, so naturally they didn't know the cause and effect of Barbosa's fall, but there were too many live shots, and they took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to broadcast the picture of the small action of the two on TV just now.

Braga's fans are going to die laughing.

This pair of living treasures is in love with each other!

But Balbosa brought it on himself!

As the game drew to a close, the Braga players stood on the sidelines, and the coach was no exception.

Benfica had little motivation after falling behind by three goals and the game ended smoothly.

When the final whistle blew, Braga's players and coaches rushed into the pitch along with them.

Tang Hong and Barbosa ran into the stadium with their shoulders around each other, and the two roared wildly and didn't know who was mixing garlic under their feet, and as a result, they fell to the ground together and rolled twice......

Braga President Salvador smiling in the box and applauding the team for winning the championship!

The goals set for him when Yaltim arrived have all been achieved.

Enter the Champions League and win at least one domestic cup!

As the president of the club, of course, I pride myself on my insight.

But after his eyes locked on Tang Hong, his expression calmed down.

Tang Hong is already a player who can be recorded as a legend in the club's history!

El Salvador is self-aware, Braga can't keep Tang Hong, if he plays the emotional card to stay, even if Tang Hong is willing, Braga may not be able to afford the salary after the contract is renewed!

That would definitely break the current wage structure.

With two months left, Tang Hong's contract with Braga is only one year away, and Braga's last chance to sell Tang Hong is in this summer transfer window.

El Salvador knows that it is impossible for Paris Saint-Germain to spend 35 million euros during the winter break to offer, but a base of 20 million euros is definitely his bottom line, because no matter how you weigh it, the benefits that Tang Hong can bring if he plays for Braga for another year will be at least 20 million euros!