Rangers travel to take on Villarreal in the Europa League on Thursday.

Rangers open their Europa League campaign with a trip to Villarreal on Thursday night, after Steven Gerrard led them through a lengthy qualifying campaign over the summer.
Wins over Shkupi, Osijek, Maribor and Ufa have seen Rangers advance into the group stage of the competition, and a difficult group awaits the Gers, starting with Villarreal on Thursday before also meeting Spartak Moscow and Rapid Vienna.
After beating Dundee 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, Rangers boss Gerrard now has decisions to make over his team, with both Jon Flanagan and Alfredo Morelos suspended having been sent off against Ufa.
Gerrard is almost certain to stick with Allan McGregor in goal having nailed down the starting spot ahead of Wes Foderingham since his arrival this summer.
With Flanagan suspended, captain James Tavernier will keep his place at right back, whilst Connor Goldson, Nikola Katic and Borna Barisic should make up the rest of the defence.
Gerrard may look to be sold away from home, but with Ryan Jack likely to miss out through injury, Andy Halliday may be the best option in holding midfield for just his fifth start of the season under Gerrard, flanked by Scott Arfield and Lassana Coulibaly.

Eros Grezda isn’t ready to start just yet, meaning Ryan Kent and Daniel Candeias should continue out wide, supplying returning centre forward Kyle Lafferty in attack with Morelos out.
The bench should feature Foderingham, Joe Worrall, Lee Wallace, Ross McCrorie, Ovie Ejaria, Grezda and Umar Sadiq, with Rangers searching for a shock win at El Madrigal.

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