Black Eagles defeat Braga 2-0 in the first-leg of Europa League Round of 32

Visitors Beşiktaş started the game positively and had two early chances with Quaresma, but the Portuguese forward failed to convert them. They got a break on 29 minutes when Barbosa received his second yellow and leftBragaa man short. It took the Eagles 7 minutes to capitilise on their extra man advantage as Sivok’s header off a Fernandes’ corner-kick gave them a one-goal lead, which would stand at the intermission.
Playing with more confidence, Beşiktaş added a second goal through Simao after 58 minutes, but refused to slow down and kept the pressure on for the remainder of the match to secure a two-goal advantage for the second leg.