"Mario Dorgeles punished a stoppage-time error from Noah Atubolu as Braga snatched a 2-1 win over Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final tie."
"Braga suffered a huge blow when their captain and creator-in-chief, Ricardo Horta, went off injured, but they had a big opportunity to restore their lead on the stroke of half-time."
"Atubolu brilliantly sprung to his right to keep out Zalazar's spot-kick, which was whipped towards the bottom-left corner with power."
"Since the start of 2023-24, only Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and Frederik Ronnow have saved more penalties than Atubolu's six across all competitions in the big five European leagues."
Braga defeated Freiburg 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. Mario Dorgeles scored the winning goal after Noah Atubolu mishandled a shot. The match featured an early equalizer from Vincenzo Grifo after Braga's Demir Ege Tiknaz opened the scoring. Braga missed a penalty before Atubolu's late mistake. Despite the loss, Atubolu had previously saved a penalty, marking his sixth save from the last seven faced. Braga will aim to defend their lead in the away leg next week.
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