The Rangers U19s have drawn Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in the third round of the UEFA Youth League.
The young Gers have so far bested Young Boys of Switzerland and Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia in the earlier rounds to reach this stage of the competition.
Now the Ibrox youngsters have the chance to test their mettle against the Academy of one of Europe’s top sides.
This will be far-and-away the Ibrox side’s biggest tie of the competition so far with Rangers coming from the domestic champions path whilst Atletico come from the Champions League Path.
Borrussia Dortmund aside, this is probably the biggest tie that Rangers could’ve pulled from the hat for the Youth League.
The draw also included the likes of FC Porto, FC Salzburg and Derby County with the first leg set to played February 11th and 12th.
Derby County vs Borussia Dortmund
FC Porto vs FC Salzburg
Real Zaragoza vs Lyon
Dynamo Kyiv vs Dinamo Zagreb
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Crvena Zvezda
RANGERS vs Atletico Madrid
FC Midtjylland vs Lille
Rennes vs Club Brugge
In other news, Rangers fans have been reacting to the news that the first team have been drawn against Braga in the last 32 of the Europa League.
