Barry Ferguson has confirmed his starting XI as Rangers prepare to face Athletic Club in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Rangers held Athletic to a 0-0 draw at Ibrox after being reduced to 10-men with the clash in Bilbao wide open as both teams vie for a spot in the Europa League semi-finals.
Here’s how Rangers are set to line up in the Estadio de San Mames as the Ibrox side look to become heroes and take one step closer to this season’s Final at the same venue.
Rangers confirm starting XI v Athletic Club in Europa League
Liam Kelly continues as goalkeeper after his penalty kick heroics for Rangers against Athletic Club in the first leg.
Rangers start with a back three of James Tavernier, John Souttar and Leon Balogun, who will all need to be at their best if the Gers stand any chance in Spain.
Brazilian left-back Jefte starts at left-wing back, with Turkish alternative Ridvan Yilmaz being asked to start at right-back in the absence of Dujon Sterling.
Rangers then start a midfield three of Mohamed Diomande, Nicolas Raskin and Ianis Hagi, with Vaclav Cerny set to play off Cyriel Dessers in the Estadio de San Mames.
Rangers starting XI v Athletic Club: Kelly, Yilmaz, Tavernier, Souttar, Balogun, Jefte, Hagi, Raskin, Diomande, Cerny, Dessers
Substitutes: Butland, McGuire, Barron, Bajrami, Nsiala, Igamane, McCausland, Rice, Curtis, Hutton, McCallion, Danilo
Rangers fans raise Cyriel Dessers v Hamza Igamane question
Heading into the match all the talk was about who should start up front for Rangers against Athletic Club in Spain.
Cyriel Dessers has led the line for Rangers for the bulk of the Europa League campaign but it’s on the European stage that Hamza Igamane has also showed his class.
Ferguson hinted that Dessers would get the nod in the pre-match and so it has come to fruition but some Rangers fans have raised eyebrows.
One fan suggested that ‘Igamane should be starting over Dessers’ whilst one frustrated fan asked ‘what does Igamane need to do to start?’
One said that the young Moroccan ‘must be raging’ after the Nigerian got the nod.
But when all is said and one, it’s Cyriel who will lead the line for Rangers and whilst some fans are disgruntled, the big striker has come up big in Europe for the club before.
With kick off fast approaching, one fan sent a message we can all get behind.
