Overview
- At Estádio Municipal de Braga on Thursday, the first leg kicked off at 19:00 UTC and reached halftime at 1-1 after early goals from Demir Ege Tiknaz and Vincenzo Grifo.
- Viewers can watch in the UK on TNT Sports 4 with streaming on HBO Max/discovery+, and in the U.S. on Paramount+.
- Braga are without suspended midfielder Gabriel Moscardo and several injured defenders, while Freiburg miss Patrick Osterhage and awaited a late fitness call on Jordy Makengo.
- Bookmakers made Braga narrow favorites for the home leg, yet many priced Freiburg slightly shorter to advance over two games.
- Freiburg are in their first European semi-final and Braga return to this stage after their 2010/11 run, with a second leg in Germany next week determining who reaches Istanbul on May 20.