SC Braga were on the receiving end of a 6-0 defeat when their debut UEFA Champions League campaign began away to Arsenal FC on 15 September. The return fixture provides the opportunity for the Portuguese team, who have revived their Group H challenge with two successive wins, to demonstrate they have learned from that chastening experience.
It could scarcely have been a tougher introduction to the UEFA Champions League for Braga on Matchday 1 as Cesc Fàbregas scored twice, the first a penalty after only nine minutes, with Andrey Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh adding further goals before half-time. Substitute Carlos Vela struck two more late on as Arsenal launched their 13th UEFA Champions League campaign in spectacular fashion.
That was the first of three successive wins for the Gunners, although their momentum was checked at FC Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 4. Braga began with two defeats, but home and away victories against bottom side FK Partizan have brought them right back into contention. Watch Here: