Alongside that, there's the second leg of that Club Brugge tie which will determine the European competition Rangers feature in. If they can turn it around, the riches of the Champions League await. If not, the familiar path of the Europa League lie ahead.

Veteran midfielder and captain Hans Vanaken has come up with big moments in the Champions League regularly for Brugge and is good for a goal and an assist from midfield. If Rangers give up 27 shots, like they did in Plzen, they will be punished by Brugge despite their lack of a clinical centre forward.

Rangers are having a difficult star to the season but can hugely improve it in the Champions League play-off round when they take on Club Brugge. New manager Russell Martin has started Rangers’ Scottish Premiership campaign with back-to-back draws against Motherwell and Dundee.

Starting off a fine 3-1 away win, Romeo Vermant put Club Brugge ahead against Rangers after just three minutes in the Champions League. It was a goal that, according to analysts in the VTM studio, he

Rangers have left themselves a mountain to climb next week in Belgium after losing 3-1 at home to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.