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BRAGA – BETIS, Wednesday, 19:45

SC Braga had some emotions in the previous phase, with Ferencvaros, after losing 2-0 in the round in Budapest. However, he came back and qualified with a clear victory, 4-0. He then lost with Porto, in the championship, but, after the international break, on Saturday, he won with Moreirense and is in 4th place, a place that will more than likely lead to next season's UEL qualifiers. Now, Carlos Vicens' team is not the favorite in the double with Betis, but it will certainly be a tough opponent for the Andalusians. We must not omit the fact that he finished the league stage on 7th, with only one defeat. However, there are some absences, namely those of Adrian Leon Barisic and Rodrigo Zalazar. In addition, Vitor Carvalho is also uncertain.

Now, Carlos Vicens' team is not the favorite in the double with Betis, but it will certainly be a tough opponent for the Andalusians. We must not omit the fact that he finished the league stage on 7th, with only one defeat. However, there are some absences, namely those of Adrian Leon Barisic and Rodrigo Zalazar. In addition, Vitor Carvalho is also uncertain.

Betis don't seem to be having a great time, with just one win in their last eight games. It is about the one in the return leg against Panathinaikos (4-0, after the failure at the limit in Athens), from the round of 16. Manuel Pellegrini was hoping his players would perform at a different level after the international window, but they only drew 0-0 with Espanyol in Sevilla at the weekend.

However, they had some important phases, and the team remains in fifth place, one that can even lead to the UCL. It remains to be seen whether the situation will be different on Wednesday, when Firpo, Isco, Lo Celso and Angel Ortiz continue to miss.

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Likely teams:

Braga: Hornicek – Lagerbielke, S. Niakate, Arrey-Mbi – Victor Gomez, Grillitsch, Gorby, Gabri Martinez – Pau Vitor, R. Horta – Fran Navarro.

Betis: Alvaro Valles – Bellerin, Bartra, D. Llorente, Valentin Gomez – Antony, P. Fornals, S. Amrabat, Ezzalzouli – Aitor Ruibal, Cucho Hernandez

BOLOGNA – ASTON VILLA, Thursday, 22:00

Bologna's season seemed over, after going many games without a win in Serie A, and then also leaving the Coppa Italia. Released from the pressure, Vincenzo Italiano's players started winning again and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League. They went through with a double win over Brann, in the play-off, after which they produced a surprise, eliminating Roma, after 0-0 at home and 4-3, after extra time, at Olimpico.

Now, the rossoblu team comes after a 2-1 victory at Cremona, in the championship, but it is still far from the European zone of the ranking. So, the UEL is the only stake for Bologna at the end of the season. On Thursday, Italiano is without the suspended Vitik and the injured Skorupski and Benjamin Dominguez. Odgaard, Lykogiannis and Dallinga are also uncertain.

Aston Villa ended the league stage tied with Lyon, the team that finished first, after seven wins and one loss, and then they got past Lille with a double victory in the round of 16. He had the weekend off, as it was not a Premier League stage, but the FA Cup quarterfinals, a competition left by the Birmingham team in February.

Unai Emery certainly wants to defend the UCL place in the championship, but he can get access to the main continental competition and if he prevails in the UEL, where he is a great specialist and wants another trophy. That's why the game at Dall'Ara could be considered the most attractive of this first leg of the quarters. Bouba Kamara is unavailable and Sancho is uncertain.

Likely teams:

Bologna: Ravaglia – Joao Mario, Heggem, Lucumi, Miranda – Freuler, Moro – Bernardeschi, Sohm, Rowe – Castro.

Aston Villa: Martinez – Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne – Amadou Onana, Douglas Luiz – McGinn, Rogers, Buendia – Watkins

PORTO – NOTTINGHAM FOREST, Thursday, 22:00

Thursday's match is a very important test for FC Porto, who are fighting on three fronts this end of the season. On Saturday evening, after the international window, the “dragons” lost two important points in the championship, in dramatic fashion, at home to Famalicao, drawing only 2-2 and giving Sporting CP the opportunity to get closer to the top spot.

Thus, he stopped at four and a series of victories, which also included the two with Stuttgart, from the round of 16. Against Forest on Thursday, Francesco Farioli is without Luuk de Jong, Samu and Nehuen Perez. Zaidu could also be missing.

Nottingham Forest still have a long way to go to save themselves from relegation from the Premier League, but that doesn't stop them from still dreaming in Europe. The week before the international break was an excellent one for the “foresters”.

First, in Denmark, they overturned their home round defeat to Midtjylland, then prevailed in the penalty shoot-out, qualifying for the quarter-finals. Then, in the championship, they won 3-0 in London, against Tottenham, an opponent in the fight for retention. After the national team games, the break was extended for Forest, as they did not have a match in the Cup. Vitor Pereira will be without the suspended Elliott Anderson, Willy Boly and Savona on Thursday.

Likely teams:

Porto: Diogo Costa – Alberto Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Martim Fernandes – Froholdt, S. Fofana, Alan Varela – Pepe, Moffi, William Gomes.

Forest: Sels – Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo – Aina, R. Yates, N. Dominguez, N. Williams – O. Hutchinson, Gibbs-White – Igor Jesus

FREIBURG – CELTA, Thursday, 22:00

SC Freiburg are set to play Celta after coming close to winning against Bayern. On Saturday, they led 2-0 at home, but were beaten 3-2, conceding all the goals after the 80th minute. 81, 90+2 and 90+9 to be exact. Thus, he missed the chance to climb to 7th, a place that will more than likely lead to the Conference.

However, it was already the fifth defeat in the last nine matches for Julian Schuster's team, which, in this series, won only three times. One of the victories was in the UEL, in the second leg of the round of 16 with Genk. It was 5-1 at home, after losing 1-0 away. On Thursday, SCF look to take a lead against Celta ahead of the return leg in Vigo, although there are some draw issues. Rosenfelder is injured and Kyereh, Makengo and Osterhage are uncertain.

In the previous round, Celta eliminated the team that won the league stage, Lyon. After 1-1 at home, in a match in which Radu made a mistake with the equalizing goal of the French, the Galicians won 2-0 in the second leg away from home. It was just one of two wins for Claudio Giraldez's side in their last six games. The other one was obtained over the weekend itself. It was 3-2 in Valencia, a result by which Celta consolidated its 6th place and got one point closer to Betis, which is in a position that will more than likely lead to the UCL. For the game in Germany, Giraldez will be without the injured Iago Aspas, Ristic, Miguel Roman, Starfelt and Vecino and without the suspended Javier Rueda.

The other one was obtained over the weekend itself. It was 3-2 in Valencia, a result by which Celta consolidated its 6th place and got one point closer to Betis, which is in a position that will more than likely lead to the UCL. For the game in Germany, Giraldez will be without the injured Iago Aspas, Ristic, Miguel Roman, Starfelt and Vecino and without the suspended Javier Rueda.

Likely teams:

Freiburg: Atubolu – Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Gunter – M. Eggestein, Manzambi – Beste, Y. Suzuki, Grifo – Matanovic.

Celta: Radu – Javier Rodriguez, Aidoo, Marcos Alonso – S. Carreira, H. Sotelo, Moriba, Mingueza – Fernando Lopez, Jutgla, Swedberg.

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