KICK-OFFpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
Rangers 0-0 Brondby
A peep of the whistle from Croatian referee Fran Jovic and off we go.
Ibrox is rocking under the lights!
Summary
Leon Balogun converts from James Tavernier corner; Kemar Roofe turns in from close range with VAR declaring goal stands
Rangers up to third in group with three points, one point behind Sparta Prague and six off Lyon
Steven Gerrard's side travel to Denmark on matchday four
Group A: Sparta Prague 3-4 Lyon
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
Nearly there...published at 19:59 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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The players are out, the stadium is full and the fans are making quite the din. The small pocket of Brondby supporters are certainly adding to the spectacle.
'We've got our two top goalscorers on the pitch'published at 19:57 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Rangers boss Steven Gerrard tells BT Sport: "We must take four points at a minimum in the next two weeks to give ourselves a chance in this group. Ideally, six."
On Steven Davis and Kemar Roofe returning to starting line-up, Gerrard adds: "Steven is influential for us. We offloaded him at the weekend with the idea to have him fresh tonight. He's a top player and a top individual.
"Kemar wasn't ready at the weekend because of his travelling (from international duty) but he gives us more fire power up top. We've got our two top goalscorers [Alfredo Morelos and Roofe] on the pitch tonight which is important."
Image source, SNSFrendrup is one to watchpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Former Rangers hero Brian Laudrup started his career at Brondby, as did his older brother Michael.
Peter Schmeichel and Lars Olsen are other notable former players.
Of the current crop, 20-year-old midfielder Morten Frendrup may be the next star in the making.
Image source, SNSImage caption, Morten Frendrup is a Danish Under-21 international
'Rangers have gears to go up'published at 19:48 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Neil Alexander
Former Rangers goalkeeper on SportsoundQuote MessageRangers have a couple gears to go up. They've not hit fifth gear. They're top of the league in third gear. When they get those 90-minute performances they will drift away
Big night for veteran goaliepublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Thomas Mikkelsen is making just his second Brondby appearance and getting his first taste of European football but he's no rookie goalkeeper at the age of 38.
First-choice Mads Hermansen is out with a foot injury.
How will will Mikkelsen cope with the noisy Ibrox crowd and the likes of Connor Goldson piling in at corners?
'Rangers lacking consistency'published at 19:42 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Richard Foster
Former Rangers defender on SportsoundQuote MessageRangers have had moments in games but not a consistent period. This season, teams are getting chances against them. That gives teams a lift. We never saw that last season
Brondby off the boil back homepublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Brondby claimed their first title in 16 years last season but have struggled in the new campaign, currently sitting sixth - 13 points behind leaders Midtjylland - after 12 matches.
At the weekend they twice hit back from behind to defeat bottom club Velje 3-2 for just a third league victory.
Having lost 4-2 to Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League play-offs, Brondby are playing European group-stage football for the first time since 2005-06.
They opened with a 0-0 draw at home to Sparta Prague before a 3-0 defeat in Lyon.
Visiting fans are a thirsty bunchpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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End of twitter post'Lack of goals not all down to Morelos'published at 19:35 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer on SportsoundQuote MessageThe Morelos situation is interesting. He had five goals this time last year as well. It's not all down to him. This year it's more of a grind. McGregor is making mistakes he wasn't making, Kent has been injured, Davis doesn't look like the same player. But they are still top of the league
'Big game needed from frontline'published at 19:32 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Mark Hateley
Former Rangers striker on SportsoundQuote MessageWhat we're looking for is a starring role from the frontline. There's been a lot of finger pointing about goals not being scored. Roofe and Morelos are looking for big games
Gerrard's message for Morelospublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Alfredo Morelos has five goals in 15 games this season.
"It's not enough," was the verdict of manager Steven Gerrard yesterday.
"It's not just him, we need to score more goals, all our strikers.
"If I have any advice for him (Morelos) it will be keep getting in the right places and he will absolutely smash 100 goals in no time. He is going to score many more goals so he shouldn't overthink it."
Morelos one away from 100 clubpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Alfredo Morelos scored three times in those games against Midtjylland and the Rangers striker now stands on 99 since his move to Glasgow in June 2017.
Is tonight the night for the 25-year-old Colombian to reach his century?
Image source, SNSImage caption, Alfredo Morelos needs one goal to reach 100 for Rangers
Brondby have good memories of Scotlandpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Brondby may have never faced Rangers before but this is not their first visit to Scotland.
They knocked Dundee United and Aberdeen out of the Uefa Cup in the 1990s and got the better of Hibernian after a penalty shoot-out in the 2016 Europa League qualifiers.
Image source, SNSImage caption, Brondby celebrate a 2016 penalty shoot-out win over Hibs
Great Danish record for Rangerspublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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This is the first meeting of the clubs, but Rangers have a very handy record against Danish opposition.
The Ibrox side are unbeaten in eight European ties, winning seven of those.
The most recent encounter was with Midtjylland in 2019, with Steven Gerrard's men winning 4-2 away and 3-1 at home to make comfortable progress in Europa League qualifying.
LINE-UPS at Ibroxpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barisic, Lundstram, Davis, Aribo, Roofe, Morelos, Hagi.
Substitutes: McCrorie, McLaughlin, Bassey, Patterson, Bacuna, Wright, Kelly, Sakala, Arfield.
Brondby: Mikkelsen, Heggheim, Maxso, Rosted, Gammelby, Cappis, Frendrup, Slimane, Mensah, Pavlovic, Uhre.
Substitutes: Aegidius, Greve, Riveros, Bruus, Tshiembe, Fallenius, Radosevic, Divkovic, Hedlund, Bjur, Singh, Borkeeiet.
'Three points a must'published at 19:13 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Neil Alexander
Former Rangers goalkeeper on SportsoundQuote MessageIt's pretty much the team everyone expected. The big question was, would Morelos start? He does, which is great. It looks like a standard Rangers team. They need three points. It's an absolute must
Kent closing in on Rangers returnpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Rangers lost Ryan Kent to a hamstring problem during the opening group defeat to Lyon at Ibrox in mid-September.
Yesterday, manager Steven Gerrard said the winger is close to a return but this game comes too soon for the 24-year-old, who was so influential last season.
Ryan Jack and Filip Helander are the other home players missing through injury.
Image source, SNSImage caption, Kent pulled up in the second half of Rangers' 2-0 home defeat to Lyon
Rangers target six points from Danish double-headerpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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"We need a performance and result that will kick-start our Europa League campaign," said Rangers boss Steven Gerrard yesterday.
"Having lost the first two games, it's very important we win this head-to-head over the next two. We have to take a minimum of four points, ideally six.
"Our two performances haven't been miles away, but we need results to get out of the group. If that adds more pressure and people on the outside want to make it a must-win game, we're okay with that."
Davis & Roofe start for Rangerspublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 21 October 2021
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Rangers make two changes from Saturday's 1-1 draw with Hearts.
Midfielder Glen Kamara is suspended so Steven Davis steps in, while Kemar Roofe takes over from Scott Wright up front.
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