The round leg of the “quarters” of the Europa League starts today with the match between Braga and Betis

Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Wednesday, 08 April 2026, 11:17 / Updated Wednesday, 08 April 2026 11:17
The Europa League quarter-final first leg kicks off today with the match in Portugal between Braga and Betis. The other 3 games will be played on Thursday, from 22:00.
Wednesday:
Live from 19:45 » Braga – Betis
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The winner of this “double” will play in the semi-finals with the winner of Freiburg and Celta Vigo.
Braga finished the group stage in 6th place and passed Ferencvaros in the round of 16 with a score of 4-2 on aggregate. On the other hand, Betis ranked 4th in the group stage, and in the “eighties” they passed Panathinaikos with a score of 4-1.
Thursday:
Live from 22:00 » Porto – Nottingham Forest
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The winner of this “double” will face the winner of Bologna and Aston Villa in the semi-finals.
Porto finished 5th at the end of the group and advanced to the “eighties” by Stuttgart with a score of 4-1 on aggregate. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest finished the group stage in 13th place and went into the play-off by Fenerbahce, 4-2 on aggregate, and in the “eighties” by Midtjylland, score 3-2 on aggregate.
Live from 22:00 » Bologna – Aston Villa
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The winner of this “double” will face the winner of Porto and Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals.
Bologna finished the group stage in 10th place and advanced to the Brann play-offs with a score of 2-0 on aggregate. In the “eighties”, Bologna passed the Serie A rival, AS Roma, 5-4 on aggregate.
On the other hand, Aston Villa finished the group in 2nd place and passed Lille in the last 16 with a score of 3-0 on aggregate.
Live from 22:00 » Freiburg – Celta Vigo
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The winner of this “double” will face the winner of Braga and Betis in the semi-finals.
Freiburg finished the group stage in 7th place and beat Genk in the round of 16, 5-2 on aggregate. On the other hand, Celta Vigo finished 16th and advanced to the play-offs by PAOK, 3-1 on aggregate. In the “eighties”, the formation for which Ionuț Radu plays passed Lyon with a score of 3-1 overall.




