Ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal sends warning to Rangers ahead of Europa League tie

Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal is on the brink of leading Braga into the Europa League semi-finals. The Primeira Liga club head to Ibrox tonight to take on Scottish champions Rangers knowing that a draw will be enough to book their place in the last four of the competition.

Carvalhal's side are in the driving seat, having prevailed 1-0 in the first leg after a goal from striker Abel Ruiz. The winner of the tie will face either Serie A side Atalanta or Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig.

Carvalhal, who led the Owls to back-to-back play-offs in 2016 and 2017, expects there to be a raucous atmosphere at Ibrox but has backed his players to embrace the occasion. He said: “These boys are growing since the beginning of the season.

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“Most of them have 15/20 games, they have more experience. Some of them are in the youth team at national level, they have this type of profile but we will have personality.

“I am absolutely sure we will play with personality and we will play without any kind of fear. We know it will be difficult, we are sure about that. But afraid, no.

“We will turn the environment, try to make it positive to us, for motivation. We understand these kind of games are not a threat but an opportunity.

“This is an opportunity and we don’t have too many opportunities to play this kind of game. During the season we have two or three games like that.

“Since I have arrived in Braga, we have won in Benfica’s stadium, Sporting’s stadium and Porto’s stadium, we are talking about 60,000 fans or 50,000 fans and we won there. So it is something that we like.

“Congratulations to the Braga fans and Glasgow Rangers fans last