Jean Beausejour is confident Birmingham can beat Braga to boost their prospects of reaching the Europa League knockout phase.
Birmingham winger looking forward to Europa League tie
Jean Beausejour is confident Birmingham City can beat last season's Europa League runners-up Braga to boost their prospects of reaching the knockout phase.
Birmingham were beaten 3-1 at home by Braga in their opening group match, but have responded with wins away over Maribor and Club Brugge before being held 2-2 by the Belgian side at St Andrew's earlier this month.
Braga and Brugge are the favourites to progress to the next round, but Beausejour remains upbeat about Birmingham's prospects of going through.
"We have started all our games in a positive way and this is no exception, this is another game," said the Chile international.
"However we know Braga are a very good team and very strong team but are confident we are going to win."
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Beausejour added: "Braga play a very typical Portuguese game and we don't specify a single player (as a threat) but Braga as a team, they're a very strong team."
The winger has been one of the star performers in Birmingham's challenge on both the domestic and European front this term, playing his part in an impressive run which has seen Chris Hughton's side taste defeat just once in their previous 13 matches.
Naturally, speculation has already started regarding his future in January, especially with reports suggesting cash-strapped City may possibly be forced to offload more of their prized assets.
But Beausejour said: "I don't read a lot of newspapers so I don't really know what is being written, I'm more interested about what's going on at Birmingham and the immediate future."
The 27-year-old will be backed by around 1,800 travelling supporters at the iconic Estadio Municipal de Braga, which - built for Euro 2004 - boasts a rock wall of the quarry it stands within behind one goal and an open view of the city behind the other.
Approximately 8,000 fans ventured to Brugge for the club's last away adventure in October, and Beausejour said: "I'm very impressed with how all the Birmingham fans follow the team.
"Wherever we are they know how the team are doing and have been very, very supportive."
