For the next game, Vladan Milojevic will have the following names to use during the match against Braga with: Vuk Draskic, Ivan Gutesa, Milos Veljkovic, Nikola Stankovic, Stefan Lekovic, Adem Avidc, Mahmud Bajo, Milson, Peter Olayinka, Timi Max Elsnik, Bruno Duarte and Luka Zaric.
For the game later today, Carlos Vicens will have the following names to use during the match against Red Star: Tiago Sá, Alaa Bellaarouch, Nuno Matos, Pascoal, Gabriel Moscardo, Mario Dorgeles, Yanis da Rocha, Diego Rodrigues, El Ouazzani, Pau Victor, Sandro Vidigal and João Aragão.
With the 4-2-3-1 formation, Red Star is lined up for the match later in the Europa League and will enter the field to face Braga with: Matheus, Seol, Tebo, Prado and Tiknizyan; Krunic, Handel, Radonjic, Kostov and Ivanic; Arnautovic.
With a 4-3-3 formation, Braga is lined up for tomorrow’s Europa League match and will take to the field to face Red Star with: Hornice, Gómez, Lagerbielke, Arrey-Mbi and Lelo; Gorby, Moutinho and Zalazar; Martínez, Navarro and Ricardo Horta.
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“We expect a demanding match. Despite only having one point so far, they are a team that has demonstrated great quality and achieved remarkable results in their league. They have very strong, talented individual players and a well-developed attacking style. They are used to European competitions, so we know they will give us a hard time. Even so, we will go into the match with great ambition, determined to play a great game, win, and bring joy to our fans. We played a great game at Alvalade, and against Bragança, it was a special match, a knockout match, where we knew only one team could progress. Tomorrow we face a different challenge, in a different competition, but with the same ambition: to maintain our rhythm and start well in the Europa League. We want to show our best and give our fans another victory.”
Red Star isn’t as lucky as its opponent and will be without Krunic and Babicka, both injured, and Katai is doubtful for the game. Therefore, they will go with: Matheus, Seol, Uchenna, Rodrigão, and Tiknizyan; Handel, Elsnik, Ivanic, Kostov, and Zaric; and Arnautovic.
Braga will have no known absences for today’s match, going with their full strength squad: Hornicek, Lelo, Niakate, Lagerbielke, and Gomez; Gorby, Victor Carvalho, and Grillitsch; Ricardo Horta, El Ouazzani, and Zalazar.
In the UEFA Europa League, Braga is in third place among the teams with six points, tied with Dinamo Zagreb, Midtjylland, Aston Villa, Lyon, Lille, and Porto. Crvena Zvezda is in 26th place with just one point, tied with Nottingham Forest, Bologna, Celtic, PAOK, and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Red Star leads the Serbian Championship with 30 points, two ahead of Partizan and nine ahead of Vojvodina. Braga, on the other hand, sits in eighth place in Liga Portugal with 10 points, tied with Nacional and Alverca, one point ahead of Arouca, two ahead of Rio Ave, Santa Clara, and Casa Pia, three ahead of Estrela Amadora, one point behind Vitória and three behind Famalicão.
Red Star, on the other hand, has one loss and two wins in its last matches. On October 2nd, they lost 2-1 away to Porto in the Europa League, with goals from William Gomes and Rodrigo Mora, while Kostov pulled one back. On October 5th, away from home, they won 3-0 against Napredak, with goals from Kostov, Olayinka, and Seol Young-woo. And on Sunday (19), they won 6-1 at home against FK IMT, with goals from Arnautovic, Ivanic (3), Kostov, and Zaric, while Mitic pulled one back.
Braga comes into today’s game with two wins and a draw in their last two matches. On October 2nd, they won 2-0 away against Celtic in the Europa League, with goals from Ricardo Horta and Gabri Martínez. On October 5th, they drew 1-1 away against Sporting, with Luis Suárez opening the scoring and Zalazar equalizing. And on Saturday (18), in the Portuguese Cup, they won 1-0 away against Bragança.
