2007/08 UEFA Cup: Sporting Braga vs. Bayern Munich
{{date|November 29, 2007}}
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date=<small>November 29, 2007<br>20:00 (UTC)|
team1=[[w:Sporting Clube de Braga|Sporting Braga]]|
score=1–1|
team2=[[w:Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|
goals1=Brum {{yel|11}}<BR>Linz {{yel|45'+1}}<BR>Vandinho {{suboff|52}}<BR>Pinto {{subon|52}}<BR>Cruz {{yel|54}}<BR>Cruz {{suboff|58}}<BR> Jailson {{subon|58}}<BR>Linz {{Goal|66|3}}<BR>Wender {{suboff|69}}<BR>Madrid {{subon|69}}<BR>Madrid {{yel|72}}|
goals2={{yel|45'+1}} [[w:Oliver Kahn|Kahn]]<BR>{{Goal|47|3}} [[w:Miroslav Klose|Klose]]<BR>{{suboff|67}} Klose<BR>{{subon|67}} [[w:Jan Schlaudraff|Schlaudraff]]<BR>{{yel|75}} [[w:Christian Lell|Lell]]<BR>{{suboff|81}} [[w:Hamit Altıntop|Altintop]]<BR>{{subon|81}} [[w:Jose Ernesto Sosa|Sosa]]<BR>{{yel|87}} [[w:Luca Toni|Toni]]<BR>{{suboff|90}} Ribery<BR>{{subon|90}} Sagnol|
stadium=[[w:Allianz Arena|Fussball Arena München]], [[w:Munich|Munich]]|
attendance=12,000|
referee=}}
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==
*{{source|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2007/14309.php|title=Hoeneß: Our fate is in our own hands|author=|pub=Bayern Munich|date=November 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=15119/match=301652/index.html|title=Braga blunt Bayern ambitions|author=|pub=UEFA|date=November 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2007/14302.php
|title=Frustrated Bayern held by muscular Braga
|pub=Bayern Munich
|date=November 29, 2007}}
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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.

'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.“
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