Europa League: Brann vs. Bologna – probable line-ups, where to watch on TV | OneFootball

Riccardo Orsolini is expected to return to the Bologna XI for the first leg of the Europa League knockout play-off against Brann.

It kicks off at 18:45 CET (17:45 GMT) today.

It’s an away fixture for the Rossoblu, who already met Brann at home during the league phase.

It ended in a 0-0 draw, but the Rossoblu were forced to play down to ten men for nearly 70 minutes due to a red card shown to Charalampos Lykogiannis early in the first half.

VERONA, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC competes for the ball with Domagoj Bradarić of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Bologna FC 1909 at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on January 15, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

The Greece international will miss today’s fixture, as will Eivind Helland and Lorenzo De Silvestri.

As reported by Sky Sport Italia and other media, Orsolini is expected to start as a right winger with Nicolò Cambiaghi on the opposite flank and Thijs Dallinga in attack.

Torbjørn Heggem has recovered from an injury and will partner with Jhon Lucumi in central defence.

Brann vs. Bologna – where to watch on TV

The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 5 in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates via a liveblog.

Brann vs. Bologna – probable line-ups

Brann (4-3-3): Dyngeland; De Roeve, Knudsen, Boakye, Soltvedt; Ingason, Sorensen, Myhre; Mathisen, Holm, Thorsteinsson.

Bologna (4-3-3): Skorupski; Zortea, Heggem, Lucumi, Miranda; Pobega, Ferguson, Odgaard; Orsolini, Dallinga, Cambiaghi.