Rangers are preparing to face Lyon at Ibrox in the Europa League in a bumper Thursday night clash in Glasgow’s southside.
The Gers kicked off their Europa League campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory away to Malmo in Sweden but face a much stiffer test against the Ligue 1 outfit.
Lyon have splashed the guts of £125m on their squad this summer with manager Philippe Clement claiming the French side are comparable with Portuguese giants Benfica.
Rangers will have to be at their best to get anything from the match and here’s everything you need to know as the Gers prepare to do Europa League battle at Ibrox
Rangers v Lyon Europa League tickets
Rangers are set to host Lyon at Ibrox at 8pm on Thursday 3rd of October in the Europa League.
The Ibrox side are still selling tickets on the official Rangers website at the time of writing but the game is heading towards a sell-out crowd.
Tickets are priced at £50 for adults, £40 for a senior concession, £40 for a young adult concession and £30 for a juvenile.
Rangers v Lyon Europa League TV channel
Rangers’ clash with Lyon will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3 in the UK with coverage of the game commencing at 7:45pm.
Highlights of the match will be available on the official TNT Sports YouTube following its conclusion.
Rangers v Lyon past meetings
Rangers have faced Lyon on four occasions in the past, twice in the Champions League and twice in the Europa League.
Rangers have never beaten Lyon at Ibrox but remain unbeaten against the French side away from home.
The Gers faced Lyon in the 07/08 Champions League group stages, with Karim Benzema scoring twice in a 3-0 defeat at home.
Rangers famously defeat Lyon 3-0 in France during this campaign, with goals from Lee McCulloch, Daniel Cousin and DaMarcus Beasley coming on a famous night.
Rangers then faced Lyon in the 21/22 Europa League group stages, losing 2-0 at Ibrox with Scott Wright scoring in a 1-1 draw with the French side in Lyon.
In a positive omen, every time the Ibrox side have faced Lyon in a competitive game the Gers have reached the Europa League Final, in 2008 in Manchester and in 2022 in Seville.
Rangers also played Lyon in a pre-season friendly tournament back in 2020, with the Gers lifting the Trophee Veolia after defeating the Ligue 1 side 2-0.
Rangers team news v Lyon
Rangers know they will face a talented Lyon side at Ibrox and Philippe Clement has provided an update on the club’s squad heading into the match.
Confirming that Mohamed Diomande will be involved against the French outfit, Clement claims that the game has come too soon for the returning Ridvan Yilmaz.
Rangers pair Danilo and Rabbi Matondo are not included in the club’s Europa League squad, with Oscar Cortes still facing some weeks on the sidelines.
Rangers v Lyon referee & VAR
The refereeing team for Rangers’ Europa League clash with Lyon at Ibrox will be mostly made up of German officials, although there is one Spanish referee.
Young German whistler Sven Jablonski is the main referee for the game and takes charge of a Rangers match for the first time.
Jablonski was in charge during Hearts’ 1-0 second leg Europa League playoff defeat to Viktoria Plzen earlier in the summer.
The referee is joined by fellow German officials Eduard Beitinger and Sascha Thielert, who will be the match’s two refereeing assistants.
Tobias Reichel is the fourth official.
Benjamin Brand is on VAR duties with Spanish official Carlos del Cerro Grande the German’s assistant.
