Overview
- Kick-off is 17:45 BST on Thursday at Celtic Park, with live TV coverage in the UK on TNT Sports 2 and BBC radio/text updates available.
- Rodgers said Celtic’s “whole duty is to win” and called for “real speed and tempo” as they look to impose themselves early in the group.
- Braga arrive under pressure following a five-game winless league run and fan protests, though they started Europe with a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord.
- Head coach Carlos Vicens, formerly Pep Guardiola’s assistant, publicly criticised his players’ intensity after the 1-0 home loss to Nacional.
- Celtic are without right-back Alistair Johnson (hamstring) and winger Jota (knee), while Braga miss long-term absentee Jonatas Noro and withdrew Rodrigo Zalazar and Joao Moutinho at half-time in their last match; ex-Celtic defender Gustav Lagerbielke is set for a return to Glasgow as a Braga regular.