Rangers fans have been given a winter break bonus with this afternoon’s friendly against Hertha Berlin in Spain.
The game can be watched on the club’s official YouTube channel here if you want to see what sort of shape the players are in and what the second half holds for Gers boss Philippe Clement and his side.
Rangers are starting to get players back from injury but who has the gaffer gone with against Hertha Berlin as he looks to round off the training camp in style.
Rangers v Hertha Berlin – team news confirmed
The most notable absence from the training footage has been Kemar Roofe with a the return of a few key players being a welcome boost for Clement.
Tom Lawrence was seen getting on the plane but, even better, he has also been taking part in group training sessions too.
Today might be too soon for him but he isn’t far away from a return.
The same applies for Ryan Jack who will be wanting to get back into the starting XI with a place in Steve Clarke’s European Championships squad at stake.
Kieran Dowell joined up late due to personal reasons and both Ben Davies and Borna Barisic are also available for selection.
Both left-backs are the subject of intense speculation with Ridvan Yilmaz said to be close to a move to Verona and Barisic linked with a return to Dinamo Zagreb.
Midfield is where Philippe Clement will be glad to see some options return.
On top of Dowell, Jose Cifuentes is fit and Nicolas Raskin was a welcome sight at Ibrox before the winter break too.
Sam Lammers has joined Utretcht on loan which narrows down the options at number ten and Abdallah Sima is at the African Cup of Nations.
The signing of Fabio Silva helps to cover both of these absences but he looks more likely to play centrally in the coming months.
This is how Rangers line up against Hertha Berlin as Philippe Clement gets the second half of the season kicked off.
The result is a bonus with getting back up to full sharpness the main objective ahead of Copenhagen’s visit on Tuesday and Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup next weekend.
Three games to brush off the cobwebs and get up to speed ahead of what could be a hugely exciting campaign.
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