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BRAGA, PORTUGAL – JANUARY 30: Mario Gila of SS Lazio in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD8 match between SC Braga and S.S. Lazio at Estadio Municipal de Braga on ...

Sporting Braga have lost both ... Lazio have won six of their seven UEFA Europa League games this season (D1); only in the 1997-98 UEFA Cup (7), 1999-00 UEFA Champions League (8), and 2017-18 ...

Benfica took a step towards the Champions League last 16 with an away victory in Monaco thanks to a superbly taken ...

Lazio are already sure of their spot in the top 8, but want to lock down the Europa League leadership against SC Braga with Pedro. It kicks off at the Estadio Municipal de Braga at 20.00 GMT.

Clubs indicated for players are only those for which they have appeared/scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage/league phase.

Both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have already ensured their places in the knockout play-offs with crucial victories.

Lazio suffered an unlucky and ultimately irrelevant defeat to SC Braga, as they still topped the Europa League table in this opening phase. The Aquile were the only side already guaranteed a place ...