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Sekt or Selters was the name of the game in Group G of the UEFA Europa League, and there was not a single point-sharing on the first three match days. With the maximum points of nine points, Europa League debutant Leicester is at the top of the table and could possibly fix the entry into the knockout phase on Thursday. The prerequisite for this is a victory for the British in the duel between Braga and Leicester in Portugal.
The Portuguese representative has won two of the three group games, making them the Foxes’ first pursuer. In the first leg three weeks ago, the Rodgers-Elf had no problems with the Portuguese and swept over Braga.
Leicester still has to be warned, as the home side have a very strong home record. The game at the Estadio Municipal de Braga starts on Thursday at 17:55. Further previews of all group matches on Thursday can be found in the Europa League category.
Braga:
The Europa League finalist of the 2010/11 season will take part in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League for the sixth time. In the five previous appearances, the club survived the preliminary round four times. Last season, the Portuguese finished first in the group stage without defeat. Among other things, Premier League club Wolverhampton was relegated to second place.
The international trip ended with two defeats against the Glasgow Rangers. The 1-0 home defeat in the second leg also ended an impressive series. For the first time after 13 EL home games, the club lost a home game. Braga had previously won nine of the 13 home games (four draws).
The only home game so far in the current EL season, Braga won 3-0 against Greek representatives AEK Athens before they also scored a success against Zorya Lugansk from Ukraine (2-1). With six points, neo-coach Carlos Carvalhal’s team has the best chance of surviving the group stage again.
The start under the new coach was by no means satisfactory. After a reasonable opening defeat against FC Porto, Braga also had to admit surprisingly defeat to Santa Clara. After two games without a point, however, the turnaround succeeded and Braga recently celebrated five wins in a row in the league. Only last weekend succeeded a respectable success with a 3-2 away win at champions Benfica Lisbon.
The Portuguese shouldn’t lack self-confidence and the chances of a surprise against the Foxes are there.
Leicester:
Brendan Rodgers’ team is one of six debutants this season. While many other debutants are considered to be “underdogs”, the Premier League team is one of the favorites in this competition. This role has been confirmed so far and Leicester started furiously into the group stage with three wins. Depending on the outcome of the parallel game, Leicester could buy the ticket for the knockout phase on Thursday evening.
Like Braga, Leicester was away for the reigning champions this weekend. At Anfield Road, the Rodgers-Elf were clearly shown the limits and in the end the team had to admit defeat with 0: 3. This means that Leicester has six wins and three defeats after nine Premier League games.
Nevertheless, the conclusion is extremely satisfactory, after all, the gap to the leaders Tottenham is only two points. But Austria-Export Christian Fuchs has already emphasized that the team cannot dream of April or May, but rather wants to concentrate on the present.
The present brings Leicester City ten competitive games in the last five weeks of the year. In addition to the three Europa League games, there are seven more Premier League games on the agenda for the 2020 calendar year. A tightly packed program in which rotation is essential.
Players like Jamie Vardy will only have a short deployment in Portugal on Thursday. The burden has to be distributed wisely and players like Kelechi Iheneacho, Hamza Choudhury or Cengiz Ünder will most likely make their way into the starting eleven.
In terms of quality, the squad has the necessary width to be able to rotate without great loss of quality. In this respect, the role of favorites is understandable, but it should not be ignored that Leicester has only won three of the ten international away games.
Braga vs Leicester head to head matches
05.11.20 EL Leicester Braga 4 : 0