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Rangers face a huge challenge on Thursday when they visit Borussia Dortmund in the knockout round play-offs of the Europa League.
It will not be easy for the Scottish giants to take home a positive result from the first leg of the tie, but the German side's recent inconsistency should give Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men some hope.
Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.
Game | Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers |
Date | February 17 |
Kick-off time | 5.45pm GMT |
Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers TV channel, live stream & how to watch
BT Sport 2 is showing Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using the BT Sport App.
UK TV channel | UK online stream |
|---|---|
BT Sport 2 | BT Sport App |
Borussia Dortmund team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Kobel, Burki, Unbehaun, Hitz, Drljaca |
Defenders | Akanji, Zagadou, Hummels, Pngracic, Coulibaly, Guerreiro, Schulz, Schmelzer, Meunier, Morey Bauza, Passlack |
Midfielders | Can, Witsel, Kamara, Bellingham, Dahoud, Reyna, Brandt, Reus, Reinier |
Forwards | Hazard, Wolf, Haaland, Malen, Moukoko, Tigges |
Star striker Erling Haaland will not be part of the squad because of a muscle injury.
Marius Wolf is out injured, too, while Emre Can is suspended.
Predicted Borussia Dortmund starting XI: Kobel, Akanji, Hummels, Zagadou, Schulz, Dahoud, Can, Bellingham, Brandt, Malen, Reus.
Rangers team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | McGregor, McCrorie, McLaughlin |
Defenders | Goldson, Sands, Helander, Simpson, Balogun, Barisic, Bassey, Travernier, Zukowski |
Midfielders | Aribo, Kamara, Lundstram, Ramsey, Jack, Arfield, Davis, Ofoborh, Hagi |
Forwards | Kent, Wright, Diallo, Morelos, Roofe, Sakala, Itten |
Defenders Filip Helander and Leon Balogun are not available because of recent injuries, while Ianis Hagi is still absent.
Predicted Rangers starting XI: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Bassey, Barisic, Kamara, Aribo, Diallo, Ramsey, Kent, Morelos.
Betting odds & tips
Borussia Dortmund are the favourites to beat Rangers at 4/11 (1.36) with bet365. At 7/1 (8.0) to win, Rangers are considered serious underdogs.
Donyell Malen is 9/2 (5.5) to be the game's first goalscorer, while Steffen Tigges is set at the same price.
There have been over 2.5 goals in each of Borussia Dortmund's last eight matches and you can get odds of 4/7 (1.57) for that trend to continue on Thursday.
Recent results & form
Borussia Dortmund last five results | Rangers last five results |
|---|---|
Union Berlin 0-3 Borussia Dortmund (Feb 3) | Annan 0-3 Rangers (Feb 12) |
Borussia Dortmund 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen (Feb 6) | Rangers 1-0 Hibernian (Feb 9) |
Hoffenheim 2-3 Borussia Dortmund (Jan 22) | Rangers 5-0 Hearts (Feb 6) |
St Pauli 2-1 Borussia Dortmund (Jan 18) | Celtic 3-0 Rangers (Feb 2) |
Borussia Dortmund 5-1 Freiburg (Jan 14) | Ross County 3-3 Rangers (Jan 29) |
Marco Rose's team are in the midst of an inconsistent run in Germany, but they put in a strong showing in their most recent match against Union Berlin.
They are still second in the Bundesliga and six points behind Bayern Munich, but the Europa League is regarded as their best chance of winning silverware at the end of the campaign.
Rangers, meanwhile, are on a three-game winning run and have looked strong since their loss at the hands of arch-rivals Celtic.
Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. begambleaware.org