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Match preview: Fenerbahce against Rangers

Fixture: Fenerbahce against Rangers competition: Start

The interim manager of Rangers, Barry Ferguson, has to put his entire football heavier on the plate if he takes over against Jose Mourinho's conductor against Jose Mourinho's conductor on Thursday evening against Jose Mourinhos Fenerbahce.

The atmosphere in the stadium can often be electrical and made even more special by the waves of yellow scarves. However, Rangers players are not strangers for hostility that boast of their own Ibrox atmosphere. In view of the ability of the Turkish team to watch surprises in European competitions, it will be difficult.

Fenerbahce is currently on an unbeaten run of 18 games and has just defeated the Belgian giant Anderlecht 5: 2 to reach the round of 16. You will go into play with confidence and look for a guided tour that could be enough to look through them.

Rangers, on the other hand, did not have to search for the playoff route and automatically reached by taking eighth place at the end of the league. It now remains to be seen whether the team has enough characters to look through them.

The Rangers season has already become bad too worse, which has led to Philippe Clement and Ferguson temporarily taking over Philippe Clement and Ferguson. The Europa League is now its only hope of saving something from a bad campaign.

The Turkish side has very trusted its experienced skipper Edin Dzekowho has proven his presence before the goal. In the ten European League games that he has played this season so far, he found the back of the network three times and also contributed to scoring three more goals for his teammates.

Mourinho has another veteran Dusan Tadic In his ranks, who could bring all of his experience to the plate to beat Rangers.

A manager of Mourinho's stature to lead them could also be a crucial factor. The Portuguese know what it takes to win European tournaments and will bring everything on the plate.

The chances of the Rangers this evening largely depend on the performance of their defenders, since the hosts will definitely try to score in their home square to take advantage of the game of the next week. captain James TavernierAlthough he has severely criticized this season, he has a great experience in the European stage and has to be a leader.

goalkeeper Jack ButlandThe two clean leaves in eight league phases could help keep keeping the goal scorers away and has something to prove if criticism has recently sent its way.

It could be a really difficult night for Ferguson's team in Turkey and the faithful of the Rangers could be among the lights under the lights on Thursday evening. In view of the recent form of the team, Mourinho's men will build their chances of a comfortable starter in the first leg.

For Rangers it will be more of a match to keep alive in the back of Ibrox. They were able to do well to keep it down at the end of 90 minutes.