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In the knockout phase of the Europa League, the Portuguese Sporting Braga and the Scottish Rangers compete for a place in the eighth finals. Rangers has the best papers after the 3-2 victory in last week’s first game, although Sporting Braga has of course already two very important away goals.
Sporting Braga:
Loyal followers of the Portuguese Primeira Liga know that something beautiful is happening at Sporting Braga this season. At the end of last year we found the red and white in an anonymous tenth place, but since the appointment of the new coach Ruben Amorim, the North Portuguese are raging like a whirlwind. Under the guidance of this only 35-year-old tactician, who is working on his very first job as head coach, Sporting Braga has worked his way up to third place in the Primeira Liga in less than two months.
Last week’s 3-2 loss to Rangers was only the first loss since the appointment of Amorim. A bitter pill, although Sporting Braga thanks to its two goals to an economical 1-0 or 2-1 victory is in principle enough to reach the eighth finals of the Europa League. “This diptych is still completely open,” said striker Ricardo Horta, who was recently named best player in January in Portugal. With four wins and a draw, Sporting Braga has been unbeaten in its own Estadio Municipal since the appointment of Amorim. Among others FC Porto (1-0) and Sporting CP (2-1 and 1-0) had to bow their heads for Os Arcebispos.
Rangers:
Rangers will board the plane to Portugal with a double feeling. Of course the Scots were happy with their victory from the first game, but those two Portuguese goals can sometimes cost them dearly in the return. It is not the first time this season that the rear-guard trainer Steven Gerrard failed, because in no fewer than five of the last six games in all competitions, Rangers was unable to keep the zero.
Last weekend, Rangers stopped at a visit to St. Johnstone on a 2-2 draw, which means that the Glasgow club can almost certainly write the Scottish league title on her stomach. So from now on, Rangers can fully focus on the Europa League, although analyst Charlie Nicholas is rightly concerned about the defense: “You can’t trust this defense for a minute.” The Scots also have problems in the front, because Gerrard cannot rely on his suspended attack leader Alfredo Morelos. On Portuguese soil, Rangers will therefore mainly gamble on the experience of the now 37-year-old striker Jermain Defoe, who was accurate in three of his last four games.
Braga vs Rangers head to head matches
20.02.20 EL Rangers Braga 3 : 2