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Rangers rocked SC Braga in the Europa League at Ibrox, coming back from 2-0 down to beat the Portuguese side, thanks to goals from Ianis Hagi and Joe Aribo.

The second leg is on Wednesday at 5pm, with Braga handing out free tickets to local students to try and boost the home crowd. Rangers are expected to take around five thousand fans according to the Portuguese media, and many Braga supporters are struggling to make the match due to the timing.

Ahead of the game, Braga’s Paulinho has been speaking to the media, and he had it put to him that Rangers have a great defensive record in the competition.

Steven Gerrard’s side had the best defensive record in their group, but the 27 year old Braga striker isn’t worried about it, and instead talked up his own club’s achievements.

“Our group was also not easy and we were the best attack,” Paulinho is quoted as saying by O Jogo. “They are very strong physically, with eager players, but we can also find solutions in the midst of problems and we hope to score more goals than them. We have done this analysis work. Everyone has weaknesses, Rangers too and we are prepared to explore those.”

Paunlinho didn’t elaborate on what Braga’s analysis has shown Rangers’ weaknesses to be, and Gerrard will hope the Portuguese club’s planning is all in vain.

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