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Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger on TNT Sports
Braga's forwards want to come into midfield because there is a size difference with the Braga forwards and Nottingham Forest's defenders.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
James McAtee bamboozles a couple of Braga players with some nifty footwork, then confuses himself and takes the ball out of play.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Nicolo Savona is played in down the right by James McAtee, but his cross is too far ahead of Dan Ndoye.
Forest recycle possession and Ryan Yates has a pop from distance but his sliced effort curls away from goal.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesNot a bad ball by Nicolo Savona. Sikou Niakate has been booked, so it is not a bad idea to put one over the top. Put pressure on Braga's defence.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Nicolo Savona again clips a ball down the right channel for Dan Ndoye to chase, but Sikou Niakate clears into touch.
Given that the Braga defender is already on a yellow card, targeting him with long balls might not be a bad idea.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Dan Ndoye looks to make his first impact of the night by running onto a clever ball down the right channel, but the Braga defender just about gets there to snuff out the danger.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Morgan Gibbs-White sends the free-kick up and over the wall towards the top corner, but Braga goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek does well to push it away.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger on TNT Sports
Image source, PA MediaReally nice play from Morgan Gibbs-White. A sloppy challenge from Sikou Niakate. An early yellow card, which should help Nottingham Forest.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Image source, PA MediaBraga captain Ricardo Horta gives the ball away and Morgan Gibbs-White pounces.
The Forest man surges towards the penalty area and is taken out by Sikou Niakaté, who is booked.
Forest have a free-kick just outside the D.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Gabri Martínez gets the better of Nicolo Savona down the left flank and wins a corner, but it comes to nothing.
The Braga winger is winning his one-on-one battle with the Forest right-back so far.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger on TNT Sports
To be honest, there seems to be Forest fans everywhere.
There is certainly more 2,000 Nottingham Forest fans.
Image source, Getty ImagesBraga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
A low cross finds a Braga shirt, but Nikola Milenkovic blocks the shot from Ricardo Horta.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid winger on TNT Sports
I like Morgan Gibbs-White to be slightly free. I don't want him to have his back to defenders. You want him in that 10 role, which we think he is operating in this evening.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
The pitch is looking really heavy.
Braga gets themselves into trouble in their own area with the ball not moving as it should, but Nottingham Forest can't take advantage.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Morgan Gibbs-White plays a sloppy pass in midfield which is pounced upon and Braga break, but Nikola Milenkovic clears the danger.
Braga 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest get us underway in Portugal.
Braga v Nottingham Forest (20:00 GMT)
It's not exactly a sell out at the Estadio Municipal de Braga.
Those home fans who have braved the weather have moved high up in the stand to try and avoid the driving rain.
The travelling Forest fans will have no problem out-singing the locals tonight.
Braga v Nottingham Forest (20:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's a tough ask for Nottingham Forest tonight.
Including qualifiers, Braga have won 10 of their last 13 European matches (two draws and one defeat), keeping nine clean sheets in this run.
The Portuguese are aiming to make history tonight - they are looking to win ten European games in a single season for the first time in club history.
With 18 points from seven matches, Aston Villa know they are through to the last 16, so Unai Emery will be able to rest players for next Thursday's game at home to RB Salzburg.
Nottingham Forest could move into the top eight if they win at Braga.
Celtic, following their draw, are 23rd, with already-eliminated Rangers 33rd.
FT: Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Joleon Lescott
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
You would have expected a more competitive second half from Fenerbahce and they were. The two centre-halves, Tyrone Mings and Victor Lindelof were outstanding today. They didn't put a foot wrong. A very professional performance.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
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3 Freiburg | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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4 Midtjylland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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5 Sporting Braga | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
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| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
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7 Ferencváros | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
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9 Porto | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
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10 Genk | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
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11 Red Star Belgrade | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
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12 PAOK | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
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13 Stuttgart | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
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14 Celta Vigo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
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15 Bologna | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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17 Viktoria Plzeň | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
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18 Fenerbahçe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
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19 Panathinaikos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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20 Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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22 Brann | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
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23 Young Boys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
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25 Ludogorets Razgrad | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 7 |
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26 Feyenoord | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 6 |
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27 Basel | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
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28 Red Bull Salzburg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
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29 FCSB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
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30 Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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32 Sturm Graz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 3 |
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34 Utrecht | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
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35 Malmö FF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 |
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36 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 1 |
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Manager: Carlos Vicens
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Carlos Vicens
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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This is the first ever meeting between Sporting Braga and Nottingham Forest – Braga’s last three UEFA Europa League games against English teams have produced 16 goals, with two 3-3 draws against Wolves and Leicester, and a 4-0 defeat to the Foxes as well.
Nottingham Forest’s only previous European match against a Portuguese side came on MD3 of this season’s UEFA Europa League, when they beat FC Porto 2-0.
Including qualifiers, Sporting Braga have won 10 of their last 13 European matches (D2 L1), keeping nine clean sheets in this run. Their nine wins in all European competition in 2025-26 is their joint most in a season, along with their nine wins in 2010-11.
Nottingham Forest have won three of their four UEFA Europa League games under Sean Dyche (D1), making him one of only two English managers with three wins in their first four games, along with Gary Neville in 2016 with Valencia. No Englishman has won four of his first five in the competition.
Sporting Braga’s Ricardo Horta could make his 50th UEFA Europa League start in this match – he has 13 assists overall in the competition, with only four players having more.
