UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Braga vs Rangers – tactical analysis

In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League’s first knockout round, Braga welcomed Rangers in what was meant to be their rematch after the tense duel in Glasgow. The home side had lost a great advantage from the first match in the closing minutes, and were dedicated to revenge and go through into the next phase, but their rivals didn’t let them play their game.

Steven Gerrard’s men have played in a brilliant disciplined manner, closing the progress lines for the opposition with their dense lines and securing a 1-0 away win which made it 4-2 on aggregate in their favour. This tactical analysis will show you how the visitors’ tactics overpowered the Portuguese side and managed to secure a spot in the next round.

Lineups

Micael Sequeira set his side in the 3-4-3 formation with a lot of changes and variations due to their opponent’s setup. The main catalysts for them were their inside wingers  Francisco Trincão and Ricardo Horta who have played along Paulinho on the top. The midfield was held by Fransérgio and Palhinha (João Novais in the second half), while the danger from out wide was coming from the wing-backs Sequeira and Ricardo Esgaio

The away team’s coach went into the game with their usual 4-3-2-1 tactics which pointed out the wingers as the main threat for the opposing side’s goal. Ianis Hagi was once again the key man in creation and is the one around whom the whole gameplan was happening. He had attacking support coming from Ryan Kent and Florian Kamberi, whilst the central area of the pitch was controlled by the Steven Davis-Scott Arfield-Ryan Jack trio.

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