Rangers could be set to play in front of a 10,000-person crowd in Poland when they travel to Lech Poznan in the Europa League.
Steven Gerrard’s side were drawn against Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech as well as Belgian side Standard Liege and Portuguese giants Benfica in Europa League Group D.
UEFA had earlier announced that supporters would be able to attend group stage matches – up to 30% capacity of the stadium – after qualification games were played behind-closed-doors.
This is dependent on the situation in each respective country and Poland are looking to take advantage when Rangers travel to Eastern Europe in December.
The Gers are set to face off against Poznan on the 10th of December with regulations in Poland currently meaning clubs can sell out up to 25% of grounds.
With the Stadion Poznan’s capacity currently 43,269, a club spokesperson has claimed they will be putting around 10,000 briefs on sale.
“We intend to put on sale around 10,000 tickets in line with Polish guidelines,” said Lech Poznan spokesman Maciej Henszel [Scottish Sun].
“Season ticket holders will have priority and there will be no away fans.”
Rangers fans have been expressing their excitement about the upcoming Europa League group stage campaign but the lack of fans is certainly a blow to the competition.
The Europa League runs of the last three seasons have been amongst the highlights of Steven Gerrard’s tenure at the club with some incredible nights in Glasgow and memorable trips abroad.
At present supporters are not allowed into grounds in Scotland which could mean Rangers will face a small to medium sized crowd on their travels but play without Rangers fans at Ibrox.
