Rangers have found out who they could be drawn to face in the Europa League playoff round early next year after the Champions League group stage was (almost) finished last night – and Gers fans want to take on FC Barcelona after Barca were eliminated from the Champions League.
Gio van Bronckhorst’s Rangers face Lyon on Thursday night in a dead rubber as they already have second place secured behind the French side with the draw for the playoff round taking place on Monday.
While the Light Blues could be drawn to face the likes of RB Leipzig, Porto, Borussia Dortmund or Sevilla, it is Xavi’s fallen superstars the Ibrox faithful want in the next round.
The Catalan giants are a shadow of their old self and there’s a confidence among Rangers fans that they could spring a surprise and knock the Catalan giants out of the Europa League at the first hurdle they’ve faced.
Barca’s Champions League elimination was confirmed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern in Germany, dropping out of Europe’s top club competition before the knockout stage for the first time in 20 years.
Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst is no stranger to Barcelona, having spent three years in the Catalan capital between 2007 and 2010.
With a few days to wait until the draw is completed in Nyon, Rangers fans took to social media as they hoped for a dream draw against the Nou Camp giants.
Here are some of the comments from Rangers fans looking forward to a potential Europa League clash with Barcelona:
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