
The Football Faithful
·27 August 2025
Rangers XI vs Club Brugge – Predicted lineup and team news

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·27 August 2025
Rangers face Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier away from home, needing to overturn a 3-1 deficit to progress.
This decisive encounter will determine which team advances to the Champions League’s league phase, with Club Brugge needing only to avoid a heavy defeat to secure their place in Europe’s elite competition. For Rangers, it represents a tough task to overturn a two-goal deficit away from home against opponents who have been in exceptional form.
Cyriel Dessers is expected to return for Rangers after recovering from a knee injury sustained against Viktoria Plzen. Manager Russell Martin confirmed the Nigerian striker’s injury “wasn’t as bad as feared” and he should be available for this crucial encounter.
However, Rangers will be without Hamza Igamane, who has completed a transfer to Lille after refusing to play against St Mirren. The Moroccan striker’s departure leaves Rangers short of attacking options at a critical time.
Dujon Sterling remains sidelined with an Achilles injury, while Jayden Meghoma is available after joining on loan from Brentford.
Rangers Predicted XI: Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Meghoma; Diomande, Rothwell, Raskin; Antman, Danilo, Gassama
Club Brugge take on Rangers at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday August 27th 2025. Kick-off in Belgium is 8:00 PM BST.
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.