Following two very different midweek outcomes in Europe, Porto and Braga will play again in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday at the Estadio do Dragao.
Os Arcebispos will enter the weekend hoping to defeat the hosts and record three straight victories for the first time since March after losing the previous three meetings between the teams.
After giving up a goal in the 91st minute at the Estadio do Dragao, Porto was left furious in the Europa League on Thursday as they were held to a 3-3 draw by a 10-man Manchester United.
After trailing by goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, the hosts increased their pressure and turned the tide of the match with two goals from Samu Omorodion and Pepe's 27th-minute effort. However, Harry Maguire's header in stoppage time gave Manchester United a hard-earned point.
Porto will now focus on the Primeira Liga, where they have won six of their first seven games this year, with the exception of a 2-0 loss to rival Sporting Lisbon on August 31.
Vitor Bruno's team finished third in the league the previous year, and they have now gained 18 of the first 21 points available this season to sit second in the table, three points behind Sporting Lisbon in first position.
Porto enters Sunday's match unbeaten in their previous ten home games across all competitions, having won seven and drawn three since a 2-1 loss to Vitoria de Guimaraes on April 7. This follows their midweek result against Manchester United.
Braga were denied a second straight Europa League victory on Thursday as they lost 3-0 to Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium. On September 26, Braga had defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 in their opening-day match.
After Santiago Hezze extended the lead in the 54th minute, Moroccan attacker Ayoub El Kaabi scored his second goal of the match to put the score beyond reach. El Kaabi's goal opened the scoring for the Greek team just before halftime.
Braga will now play in the Primeira Liga, where they have had a strong start to the season with four victories, one draw, and a 4-0 triumph against Rio Ave on Saturday.
Joao Mendes and Tomas Ribeiro goals helped Vitoria de Guimaraes defeat Os Arcebispos 2-0 at the Estadio Braga Municipal on September 15, which was the team's lone league loss of the season.
The tough task of facing a club that has won 15 of the last 20 meetings between the two teams—11 wins and four draws since January 2009—comes after Carlos Carvalhal's team hopes to get back to winning ways this weekend.
Due to ACL injuries, Porto will be missing their defensive pairing of 37-year-old Ivan Marcano and Nigerian full-back Zaidu Sanusi when they take the field.
Spanish forward Fran Navarro, who has missed the last four games due to a muscle ailment sustained back in September, joins them on the team's injured list.
