Rangers meet Club Brugge in heavyweight play-off first leg

Ibrox hosts a marquee play-off first leg between Rangers and Club Brugge this week.

UEFA’s tie notes recall the clubs’ only previous Champions League meetings in 1992/93 (1–1, 2–1 Rangers).

Set-piece margins loom large in a finely balanced pairing.

“Ibrox stages a heavyweight UEFA Champions League play-off tie.”

Implication: Scotland’s coefficient push gains from league-phase participation.