Rangers will face Braga in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after the draw was made this afternoon in Nyon, Switzerland.
After seeing off Red Star and Borussia Dortmund in the knockout rounds so far, the Light Blues now need to
With the winners of the Europa League automatically qualifying for the Champions League group stages next season, lifting the trophy would be worth a huge financial windfall for the Light Blues.
In addition to the £20million or so the Gers will have pocketed from success in the Europa League, a potential £40million Champions League kitty will be waiting next season.
The first leg of the quarter-final will see Rangers travel to Portugal before the return in Glasgow a week later.
The sides met two years ago in the last 32 of the Europa League, Rangers winning home and away to set up a last 16 clash with Bayer Leverkusen shortly before the outbreak of Covid-19.
A 3-2 win at Ibrox followed by a 1-0 win in Portugal sealed a 4-2 aggregate win for Steven Gerrard’s side and a repeat this time around would be perfect.
If Rangers can make it through to the semi-finals, they will face the winners of RB Leipzig v Atalanta for a place in the final in Seville.
Here’s the full Europa League quarter-final draw
RB Leipzig v Atalanta
Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Barcelona
West Ham United v Lyon
SC Braga v Rangers
And the semi-final draw
RB Leipzig/Atalanta v SC Braga/Rangers
West Ham United/Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt/FC Barcelona
Fixture dates:
Quarter-final first legs: 7 April
Quarter-final second legs: 14 April
Semi-final first legs: 28 April
Semi-final second legs: 5 May
The final is scheduled for Wednesday 18 May at Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.
Meanwhile, official Rangers partners Bengaluru have congratulated the Ibrox side on a monumental milestone.
