Europa League: Braga is in a sluggish state, Cluj is worry-free to advance? Cluj vs Braga

Europa League: Cluj vs Braga

Match time: 2025-08-08 00:30 Friday

Team recent situation analysis:

Cluj believes that fans should not be too unfamiliar. After all, this team of Luojia is a regular visitor to the European competition. Because the competition environment of its own league is relatively loose, and the club's senior management can provide the team with certain recruitment funds every season, Cluj is often able to make a debut in the European competition arena. Even though the European competition results are not very ideal, at least the team has accumulated rich experience in European competitions. In addition, Cluj's performance in the previous two rounds of qualifying seasons is still remarkable. In the last round, against Braga, who is stronger, I believe that Cluj's players should not be completely invincible.

Personal perspective, Cluj is a team with relatively fixed tactical styles. In recent times, the team has been using the 433 impact formation to compete with the opponent. Although Cluj only scored two goals in the previous three games, and even failed to penetrate the opponent's goal in two consecutive games, this does not mean that Cluj's overall strength has declined. It is more of a choice for a team with limited lineup depth in a multi-line combat environment. Since the team has now entered the last round of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, the players' enthusiasm for the game should naturally be more guaranteed. What's more, Cluj is now only ranked 13th in the league, and he will definitely put more energy on the cup level in a short period of time. Since there is no problem with the players' fighting spirit, I believe Cluj should still show a stronger desire to win than before.

Braga has been in a relatively sluggish state recently. In the previous two Europa League qualifiers, Braga played against his opponents in a draw. In the end, it was with Navarro's key goal in overtime that he struggled to enter the last round of the Europa League qualifiers. For this Portuguese superpower, this competitive state is obviously difficult to satisfy the club's senior management, but the players are still in the stage of finding the feeling of the game. Even if the head coach takes player rotation, it is probably difficult to improve Braga's overall combat capabilities.

It is worth mentioning that Braga's recruitment efforts in the new season are quite strong. Not only did he introduce Victor from Barcelona, but he also recruited Navarro, who originally played for Porto. The joining of these two forward players will definitely increase Braga's offensive firepower. In addition to Ragbilk, Moscado and Gabriel, as long as the new players can quickly complete the running-in, Braga should be able to show stronger competitiveness in all competitions in the new season in all competitions. Moreover, Braga also won five consecutive victories in the previous five pre-season warm-up matches, and even conceded only two goals in five games. It is not difficult to see from this data that the team's ability to fight against attack has also improved significantly.

However, Braga did show a lot of struggle in the previous two Europa League qualifiers, and the newly joined players still have the shortcomings of insufficient coordination. Especially when facing defensive counterattack opponents, Braga finds it difficult for Braga to successfully break through the opponent's defense line through small-scale cooperation. Since Braga also has defects in player running-in, its competitors can naturally make corresponding tactical adjustments. What's more, Braga is another away game in the first round. If the players cannot show a better competitive level than before, it is probably difficult for Braga to get any advantage in Cluj in the first round.

Event analysis: There is naturally a large gap in strength between Cluj and Braga. After all, there is not much comparison between the Portuguese Super League and the Ronaldo League. However, Cluj won both of his previous two matches against Braga. Even though the time span is relatively long, the players and teams' tactical styles have changed a lot, these two wins can more or less provide Cluj players with some confidence. Moreover, Braga's biggest problem at present is that the players' tacit understanding is insufficient in cooperation. Due to insufficient cooperation, low-level mistakes often occur on the defensive end. As the players fail to form tacit understanding on the defensive end, the defensive positions between teammates often overlap, which will affect Braga's promotion situation. Considering that Clue Japan is a team better at home, I believe that even if Clue could not score three-pointers from Braga in this game, it should be very promising to ensure that the players' enthusiasm for the game is not lost.