Europa League/Europa Conference League preview: Rangers, West Ham, Leicester City ties in balance

Team news, stats and how to follow the Europa League and Europa Conference League quarter-final second legs on Thursday night.

European action resumes on Thursday evening for West Ham, Rangers and Leicester City, with the trio bidding for a place in the semi-finals of their respective competitions.

The Hammers' Europa League meeting with Lyon is nicely poised after the first leg finished 1-1 in East London, while Rangers must overturn a 1-0 deficit against Braga having reached the quarter-finals of a major European competition for the first time since 2007-08.

Leicester visit PSV Eindhoven for a place in the final four of the Europa Conference League after the first leg ended in a stalemate at the King Power Stadium, while AS Roma, Marseille and Feyenoord all remain in the hunt.

Kick-Off 8pm: Lyon vs West Ham (agg 1-1)

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How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow Lyon vs West Ham with our dedicated live blog.

Kick-Off 8pm: Rangers vs Braga (add 0-1)

Team news: Rangers defender Filip Helander has been ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up an injury in the 4-0 win over St Mirren last weekend. The Sweden international was left on crutches after limping out of the match in Paisley.

There was better news on John Lundstram though, who also went off injured against St Mirren, with the midfielder expected to be fit to face Braga in the Europa League quarter-final second leg at Ibrox on Thursday night.

Both Calvin Bassey and Ryan Jack are available.

Van Bronckhorst confident of overcoming deficit

Rangers boss Giovanni Van Bronckhorst is looking for a big performance from his side to get past Braga and into the semi-finals, where they will face either Atalanta or RB Leipzig, who drew 1-1 in their first-leg clash.

"We knew it was a very good opponent. We had a result which we can overcome tomorrow," said Van Bronckhorst.

"When you play an opponent you have a better view of the team and players individually. We have prepared well for tomorrow again.

"It is a big game which needs a big performance from everyone, but I am confident we can have a good result.

"Obviously the first game is different from the second game.

"We know what the task is, we know which areas we can improve, so for us it is just making sure we are playing the way we can, at our top, because you need it at this stage in Europe of course. We will be ready for tomorrow."

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How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow Rangers vs Braga with our dedicated live blog.

Other Europa League quarter-final fixtures

Europa League semi-final draw

RB Leipzig or Atalanta vs Braga or Rangers

West Ham or Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona

Europa Conference League

Kick-Off 5.45pm: PSV Eindhoven vs Leicester City (agg 0-0)

Team news: Jamie Vardy remains out for Leicester ahead of their Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg at PSV.

The striker is still battling a knee problem but boss Brendan Rodgers has no fresh injury concerns with the tie poised at 0-0.

Jonny Evans should return after being rested for the 2-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace but Danny Ward, Ryan Bertrand and Wilfred Ndidi (all knee problems) are out while Nampalys Mendy is ineligible.

Schmeichel urges Leicester to continue defying odds

Kasper Schmeichel has urged Leicester to keep upsetting the odds ahead of their Europa Conference League quarter-final with PSV.

The goalkeeper said: "We probably aren't the biggest, flashiest club about but we have consistently been able to mix it with the big boys and have done a good job of it so far.

"As a club we have grown incredibly. We are sitting in the best training ground in the country, we have been in European competitions, we have won trophies and we are constantly trying to fight on all fronts."

Rodgers said: "We are a club unlike PSV, who have qualified for 48 European competitions on the trot which shows you the history they have. We are the complete opposite to that.

"This is a great opportunity for us. We are ready to grasp it. The first leg gives us great motivation we can do that and we will fight and do everything we can to get to the semi-final."

How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow PSV vs Leicester with our dedicated live blog.

Other Europa Conference League quarter-final fixtures

Europa Conference League semi-final draw

Leicester or PSV Eindhoven vs Bodo/Glimt or Roma

Feyenoord or Slavia Prague vs Marseille or PAOK