Three Rangers stars are close to picking up Europa League suspensions ahead of Thursday night’s Last 16 second-leg clash against Slavia Prague.
Borna Barisic, Glen Kamara and Kemar Roofe are all one booking away from a one-match ban which would leave them ineligible for the first leg of the quarter-final, should the Gers progress to that stage.
All three players have been important assets for Steven Gerrard so far this season, with Barisic and Kamara both near-guaranteed to start against the Czechs at Ibrox.
Roofe is more likely to be named on the bench, but that’s mainly because the 28-year-old is short of match fitness after a period out with the latest of a series of muscle injuries.
The forward netted two spectacular goals for the Gers in the group stages, scoring from inside his own half at Standard Liege and then slamming home from outside the box against Benfica at Ibrox.
Gerrard will want all three players available should Rangers progress to the quarters, but the threat of losing them is unlikely to affect his team selection, given how delicately the Slavia tie is balanced.
After a 1-1 draw in the Czech capital last week, a 0-0 or a win with any scoreline would be enough to send the Champions of Scotland through.
Ahead of the game, Rangers appear to have dropped a demand they issued to Royal Antwerp, with Slavia checking in at Ibrox on Wednesday.
