Rangers duo Ryan Kent and John Souttar will miss this evening's Champions League third round qualifier first leg against Union Saint-Gilloise.
Neither the winger or defender have travelled to Belgium for tonight's crucial clash after featuring in Saturday's 2-1 Premiership victory at Livingston. It's a big blow for boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst who will now have to rejig his defence and attack. Ben Davies is drafted into the squad after the centre-back's arrival from Liverpool and Ridvan Yilmaz is also included.
The Light Blues will find out what two teams will await them in the play-off round later today. It is also a game too early for striker Alfredo Morelos as he continues his recovery from a thigh problem and fellow Rangers forward Kemar Roofe is also out. Van Bronckhorst says it is important that his team do not underestimate their opposition this evening after they reached second in the Belgian First Division and Champions League football one year after promotion from the second tier.
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He said: "I've seen Union also last year, it was a fairytale, an amazing year. Promoting from the first league into the main league and pushing for the title, it's an amazing story.
"In the end, Union fell a bit short and Club Brugge were the champions but I think it's fantastic for them to even push for the title which has put them in the Champions League.
"I have a lot of respect for the players and the coach. Of course the coach moved on and the assistant took over but they have a clear style of play."
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