Rangers have found out who they could face in the Europa League Round of 16 after the competition’s playoff round was concluded.
The Gers will be one of eight seeded group winners in this morning’s draw, which is set to take place at 11AM GMT in Nyon, Switzerland.
As a result, the Ibrox team will not play against teams that also won their respective groups, including West Ham, Brighton, Atalanta, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, and Bayer Leverkusen.
The runners-up from the group stage faced the third-place teams from the Champions League group stages in a unique Europa League playoff.
Following the round of matches this week, those matches are now over, and Rangers will find out which eight teams they could play this morning in the draw.
With the names now confirmed for the Europa League Round of 16 draw, Rangers fans are awaiting updates with baited breath.
The Gers will fancy their chances of an extended run in the competition after overcoming a group containing Real Betis, Sparta Prague, and Aris Limassol.
Rangers have also regularly rubbed shoulders with the best at this level and after reaching the Europa League Final in 2022, there will be few in the competition who fancy a trip to Ibrox.
A trip to Italy to face AC Milan or AS Roma perhaps present the trickiest potential ties of the round, whilst clashes with the likes of Benfica and Sporting Lisbon are routes also fraught with danger.
A post-Champions League 1992 grudge match with Marseille might also appeal to some supporters, whilst Sparta Prague proved they’re no pushovers in a competitive group stage.
Of all the matches, perhaps facing Freiburg or Qarabag are the most advantageous of the round but everyone knows at this level there are no easy games.
It’s now all eyes on Switzerland for Rangers fans after the participants in the Europa League Round of 16 draw were confirmed. Send it!
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