After their trip to the Seaside it’s all eyes on Switzerland for Rangers and the UEFA headquarters for the Champions League third qualifying round draw as they prepare to discover their first hurdle in a bid to reach the group stage of Europe’s premier competition for the first time in 12 years.
The Ibrox side will be seeded for Monday’s draw and there are five potential opponents for last season’s Europa League finalists. The light blue legions will be looking at each and trying to work out what would be the most favourable draw as they look to succeed where they failed last season after losing to Malmo by reaching the play-off round.
There are so many things to be considered, not least at which stage each of the teams are at in their season. FC Midtjylland, for example, kicked off their league campaign at the weekend while AEK Larnaca - who they face in the second qualifying round this midweek for the chance to even be in the next round - don’t start until the end of August.
