Braga take on the visitors Glasgow Rangers in the first leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 7th at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga).
Braga have unique niche in Portugal, always to be first team outside of top-3 and this season is not different – the hosts are 4th in the league with no changes to battle for top three spots. The Portuguese are also considered a strong and experienced fighter in eurocups. Braga almost always play in the Europa League. Today’s hosts were confident in the group stage. In previous round Carvalhal's men seem to underestimated the "Sheriff", losing in Tiraspol 0-2. But at home they were able to win with the same score, eventually passing the Moldovans on penalties. With "Monaco" in March things turned out much easier: 2-0 at home, 1-1 on the Cote d'Azur in France.
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Rangers experienced a long-awaited peak not so long ago. With Steven Gerrard they finally managed to take domestic title from Celtics. Gerrard had left for Premier League and he was replaced by van Bronckhorst, another legendary footballer in the past. In the Champions League this season the Scots lost in qualifying round to their first opponent - Malmo. But in the more familiar tournament, Europa League, having passed the group stage not without problems, the Rangers managed to create a sensation in February, beating Borussia 4-2 in Dortmund - after that there was a draw at home. With the "Red Star" everything was also decided in the first meeting at home – 3-0.
In 2020, the clubs played in the Europa League playoffs, but in the round of 32. Then Rangers won both matches, 3-2 and 1-0. Sequeira and Fernandes will not play for Braga. The Rangers questioned Morelos, Ofobor and Janis Hadji. Bookmakers give a slight advantage to Braga, who play at home. But Rangers have shown that they are good in this Europa League.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.