Ricardo Sa Pinto leaves Braga after 30 matches in chargeRangers' Europa League opponents SC Braga have sacked their manager Ricardo Sa Pinto. The Portuguese side face Rangers in the round of 32 in February, but currently sit eighth in their domestic league. Sa Pinto joined in July three months after being sacked by Legia Warsaw and guided Braga to the Europa League Group K winners spot ahead of runners-up Wolves. Rangers reached the Europe League knockout phase after finishing second in Group G, during which their group opponents Feyenoord sacked Jaap Stam and replaced him with former Ibrox boss Dick Advocaat. And last term all three of Rangers' Europa League group opponents sacked their manager.

Source: BBC December 23, 2019 16:30 UTC