Charlie Nicholas claims Rangers face crashing out of the Europa League quarter-final by the point Thursday's first leg is over.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst's aspect are nonetheless reeling from a nightmare defeat to Celtic that leaves their Premiership title defence in ruins as they put together to tackle Braga.
Rangers have slipped six factors behind their metropolis rivals as Ange Postecoglou's workforce got here from behind to file a monumental victory at Ibrox on Sunday.
They usually should now drag themselves off the ground for a visit to Portugal later this week, however former Parkhead star Nicholas reckons the tie is vulnerable to being over by the point the second leg kicks off in Glasgow.
He wrote within the Scottish Each day Specific: "If Rangers play in opposition to Braga like they did in opposition to Celtic then they might exit of the Europa League on Thursday. It may very well be throughout within the first leg except there's a dramatic enchancment from the weekend.
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"Rangers simply did not hold the ball and had no objective. What is going to they do? Kemar Roofe hasn't carried out underneath Giovanni van Bronckhorst and I feel they may go to a 5-4-1 and hit on the break.
"We all know Rangers have turned in massive performances in Europe. However I tipped Braga when the draw was made and I feel they might win 2-0 this week.
"Rangers simply must hold it alive going again to Ibrox."
Nicholas insists Rangers have been "terrible" in a weekend defeat that places Celtic in pole place to reclaim the league crown.
In truth, the 60-year-old reckons it is already over for Van Bronckhorst and his workforce
He mentioned: "The Premiership title has gone for Rangers, it's that straightforward.
"It's successfully seven factors while you have a look at Celtic's objective distinction. Celtic will not be going to drop factors in three of their remaining league video games.
"For my part, the higher workforce gained on Sunday at Ibrox. Celtic did not should be at their finest.
"Ange Postecoglou does not sit again as a result of his intuition is all the time to assault and, due to that, even after they go behind they nonetheless stay harmful.
"What has impressed me most of all about Ange's workforce is that defensively they're getting higher and higher.
"Sure, we all know the central defenders have errors in them and the full-backs might be uncovered.
"However Joe Hart hardly had a save to make. He had extra to do from the fool that threw the damaged glass on to the park than he did from the Rangers workforce.
"Celtic's weak point is after they haven't got the ball, however now they've improved defensively and they're lots stronger. That's the reason Christopher Jullien cannot get again in.
"The opposite difficulty I took from the sport was that Rangers could not cross the ball. They have been terrible when in possession.
"The one passing transfer of significance from Rangers got here from their early objective and confirmed why Aaron Ramsey needed to be within the workforce.
"That simply allowed Celtic to develop in stature and but once more errors have been made by Allan McGregor."