Manager Derek McInnes has urged Rangers to play with “more risk” as they prepare to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Jagiellonia Bialystok their Europa League third qualifying round second leg at Ibrox.
Rangers are still searching for their first win under McInnes across three matches this season. The team opened with a 1-1 draw at Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, followed by the first-leg defeat to Jagiellonia in Poland and a frustrating 2-1 home loss against Hibernian.
Acknowledging the high stakes, McInnes emphasized the collective need for a lift: “We could all be doing with a win. The supporters could do with it, the players could do with it and I think there’s nothing better to get a dose of encouragement and a dose of confidence into the support by getting a win.”
With the European tie hanging in the balance, the manager called on his squad to rally the home crowd. “The tie’s finely poised. It goes without saying how important it is for us to try and crank it up. We want the pressure to be on the opposition not ourselves,” McInnes said. “Hopefully, we can give the crowd something to get behind. It’s up to us to try and give them that encouragement because they’re desperate for something to get behind and we want to try and deliver a big performance.”
Here’s how the sides line up at Ibrox.
Rangers team news
Striker Youssef Chermiti faces a significant spell out after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Hibernian, left-back Tuur Rommens is ruled out for up to eight weeks with a groin issue alongside fellow defender Ben Godfrey, and midfielder Mohamed Diomande has completed a move to Turkish side Coram.
McInnes makes five changes to the starting side compared to the weekend league fixture against Hibernian.
Lawrence Shankland and Ryan Naderi form the focal point upfront, supported by fluid attack-minded midfielders Daisuke Yokota, Thelo Aasgaard, and Djeidi Gassama.
Rangers XI: Ivor Pandur, Thelo Aasgaard, Emmanuel Fernandez, Djeidi Gassama, Dujon Sterling, Olwethu Makhanya, Ryan Naderi, Dan Neil, Nicolas Raskin, Lawrence Shankland, Daisuke Yokota
Jagiellonia team news
Jagiellonia XI: Slawomir Abramowicz, Rodrigo Conceição, Anders Klynge, Jesús Imaz, Yuki Kobayashi, Bernardo Vital, Nik Prelec, Taras Romanczuk, Guilherme Montóia, Kajetan Szmyt, Norbert Wojtuszek
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