Bayer Leverkusen last visited Ibrox was two-and-a-half years ago when the sides met in the last 16 of the Europa League and the Germans have happy memories after they earned a vital 3-1 victory in Govan.
Then there was a short five month wait for the second leg to take place as Scottish football was shut down as the full impact of Covid-19 took its grip on the globe. Kai Havertz scored that night and is now at Chelsea while Michael Beale will again be in the home dug-out but only after spells at Aston Villa and QPR having recently returned as boss after following Steven Gerrard to Aston Villa a year ago.
Former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso is now at the helm of the Bundesliga side and will be in the opposite dug-out for Beale's first match in charge since succeeding Giovanni van Bronckhorst. With the Scottish Premiership on a break, fans will finally get a fix of seeing their club side in action and here's everything you need to know about the game.
