4 Europa League Quarter-Final Tips - 14/4/22

In the sole Europa League clash not to end 1-1 last Thursday, Rangers suffered a 1-0 loss to Braga, with Giovanni van Bronkhorst's men striving to overturn the deficit on Thursday.

The Bears bounced back with an emphatic 4-0 win over St Mirren at the weekend to secure their fourth win in five league games, although remain six points behind league leaders Celtic following their recent Old Firm defeat.

With injury side-lining Alfredo Morelos and backup Kemar Roofe seemingly out of favour, Rangers started last Thursday with no recognisable striker, however, the lack of an out-and-out forward was clear as several big chances were squandered.

By netting a hat-trick at the weekend, Roofe is certain to start on Thursday, with Rangers’ hopeful the Jamaican can provide the cutting edge absent last week. With the Ibrox faithful behind them, we expect Rangers to trouble Braga, with our tip for this one Roofe to score anytime at 13/10.

After drawing in Germany last Thursday, with home advantage on their side Barcelona will fancy themselves to secure a semi-final spot as they welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to the Nou Camp.

Since Xavi has taken charge, the hosts have been amongst Europe’s best sides, last tasting defeat to Real Betis in early December and enter this one with five wins on the bounce, including an impressive 4-0 dismantling of El Classico rivals Real Madrid. With two wins, two draws, and a loss, the visitor's form is vastly inferior and will face an uphill battle this week against a well-oiled Barcelona side.

The Blaugrana have been clinical in recent weeks, scoring three-plus times in three of their past four La Liga matches. Considering this, we can see this one being a pretty one-sided affair, and at 7/2, our tip is for Barcelona to win 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2.

Olympique Lyon plays host to West Ham at the Groupama Stadium this Thursday as both sides vie for a place in the Europa League semi-finals.

A draw in the first leg sees the tie remain wide open, however after Aaron Cresswell’s dismissal last week and Kurt Zouma’s injury on Sunday the Hammers travel to France with a depleted backline.

After a flying first half of the season, David Moyes’ side look to be running out of steam, as three losses and two wins in their last five has seen them slip to sixth having played an extra game than those around them.

By sitting 10th in Ligue 1, any hope of European football for Lyon next season rests in lifting the Europa League, however, Peter Bosz’s side comes into this one in mixed form with two wins, two draws, and a loss in their last five.

Despite their form, the hosts have been good value for goals recently, finding the net two or more times in three of their past five league games, and face a West Ham side without a clean sheet in the same period. With this in mind, we expect an action-packed affair on Thursday, with our tip over Lyon to score 2+ goals at 1/1.

Having ended the tie all square in Germany last week, RB Leipzig travels to Italy in search of a Europa League semi-final place.

Hosts Atalanta are in poor form domestically with just one win from five, having drawn once and lost the other three in this time. Consequently, this has seen them slide down the table to eighth, leaving any European aspirations for next season hinging on a Europa League triumph.

In contrast, visitors RB Leipzig are one of Germany’s form sides, with three wins and two draws in their last five seeing them sit fourth, just one point behind Bayer Leverkusen. Recently, Leipzig has been good value on the road lately, recording impressive 4-1 and 6-1 away victories over Borussia Dortmund and Greuther Furth respectively.

Considering the current form of both sides, despite finishing as a draw last week, we expect the Germans’ class to shine through, with our tip RB Leipzig to win the tie priced at 5/6.