Real Betis hit Sporting Braga with two goals in three minutes and added a third before the interval in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on April 16, 2026. Abde scored twice in that burst, and Antony later headed in after Lagerbielke’s attempted clearance dropped the ball into his path.
Pau Víctor had already scored for Braga, keeping the tie alive, but the balance kept shifting back toward Betis in a match that never settled. Fidalgo also robbed the ball near the edge of the area in one Betis attack, underlining how quickly the hosts were winning the ball back and turning pressure into chances.
The game carried the kind of strain that comes with a second-leg quarter-final, where every mistake can change the night. Davide Massa was the referee and did not need to go to the screen for one review, while Arrey-Mbi left the pitch with medical staff and Moscardo came on in a reminder that the result was being shaped by more than the goals alone.
For Betis, the sequence of Abde’s double and Antony’s header turned a tight European night into one they could control. Braga still had a goal on the board through Pau Víctor, but the visitors were left chasing the game in Seville, a long way from the control they sought when the sides met in the first leg, as seen in Braga - Real Betis: Portuguese hosts seek control in Europa League first leg.
The question now is not whether the tie has been dramatic, because it plainly has, but whether Braga can find enough from what remains of the second leg to force their way back into a contest Betis have made brutally difficult to manage.
