The rangers make the challenging journey to the Fenerbahce of Jose Mourinho on Thursday for the first part of their Europa League in the last 16 via.
After looting Philippe Clement and installed the legend of the Barry Ferguson club as an interim manager last month, Guard Continue your short European adventure on confidence and bewildering form. The 47-year-old was triumphant in his first game at the helm, but the 2-1 defeat against Motherwell will have supporters who are afraid of the worst before the trip to Turkey.
The result left the gers 16 points behind the Celtic bitter rivals in the Scottish Premier League, but they have been much more secure in the Europe League This term. Four wins and two draws helped them finish eighth in the league phase and to avoid the play-off round.
Fenerbahce has had the opposite problem this season, impressive in Super LIG, but in Europe. They made the play-offs on the skin of their teeth after the end of the 24th, before conquering Anderlecht through two legs. Mourinho, who has admitted that he would be open to managing Celtic or Rangers in the future, will want to continue his excellent European record on Thursday.
Here is 90 minutes Guide for a Battle of Giants.
Fenerbahce vs Rangers Rangers head to toe (all the time)
Current form (all competitions)
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Fenerbahce |
Guard |
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Fenerbahce 3-0 Antalyaspor – 03/02/25 |
Rangers 1-2 Motherwell – 01/03/25 |
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Gaziantep 1-4 Fenerbahce – 27/02/25 |
Kilmarnock 2-4 Rangers – 26/02/25 |
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Galatasaray 0-0 Fenerbahce – 24/02/25 |
Rangers 0-2 St Mirren – 22/02/25 |
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Anderlecht 2-2 Fenerbahce – 20/02/25 |
Hearts 1-3 Rangers – 02/16/25 |
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Fenerbahce 3-1 Kasimpasa – 02/16/25 |
Rangers 0-1 Queen’s Park – 09/09/25 |
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Country |
TV Channel/Stream Live |
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UK |
TNT Sports 2, Discovery+, Discovery+ App |
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United States |
Paramount+, FUBOTV, VIX, CBS Sports Network |
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Canada |
Dazn Canada |
Ex-Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers, Bright Osayi-Samuel, who is injured and suspended for Thursday’s meeting, with the former Manchester United midfielder, Fred, also serves a ban due to the yellow accumulated yellow cards.
The defensive injuries will cause Mourinho some selection heads before Rangers’ visit, with Rodrigo Becao and Jayden Oosterwolde the two missing for the rest of the campaign and Diego Carlos disappeared due to his knee injury.
A little further on, the Ismail Yuksek midfielder is also in the treatment room.
Fenerbahce predicted VS Rangers Line (3-4-1-2): Egraying; Writing, Soyuncu, Accinic; Muldur, Szymanski, ambassador, Costic; DADIC; Nestyri, Dzego.
Rangers are fortunate enough to have few injuries to Istanbul, but they are not unpublished in the long term Oscar Cortes and Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
Ferguson has not made many alterations to the staff after succeeding Clement and will name an 11 established for a seismic meeting.
John Souttar should return to the team, with the former Besiktas defender, Ridvan Yilmaz, to leave out of the side. James Tavernier will return to the right, while Robin Propper and Jefte will be the other headlines in defense.
Mohamed Diomande and Nicolas Raskin will anchor the midfield, while Cyriel Dessers will lead the line after scoring three in the first two Ferguson games. Vaclav Cerny, Ianis Ha and Hamza Igamane should form the rest of the attacking quartet.
Rangers predicted VS Fenerbahce Line (4-2-3-1): Butland; Tavernies, Souts, Puges, Jefte; Diomande, rag; Cerny, igamane, ha; DESERS.
The rangers have a strong European record in the previous seasons, even making the final of this competition in 2021/22, but they will be subdogs directing to Fenerbahce. They have an incredibly unpleasant shape and have a template lower than their Turkish hosts.
There are many fans known to the Fenerbahce template, with the tastes of Edin Dzeko, Dusan Taidic and Milan Skriniar presented on their “expenses” line. They should have enough in the deposit to get an advantage over the second stage in Ibrox, making the most of the outbreaks.
