Rangers v Malmo

By Andy Campbell

1927: Full teams from Ibrox:
Rangers: McGregor, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Whittaker, Davis, McCulloch, Edu, Wallace, Jelavic, Naismith. Subs: Alexander, Broadfoot, Fleck, Healy, Juanma Ortiz, Wylde, Hemmings.
Malmo FF: Melicharek, Halsti, Jansson, Andersson, Hamad, Mehmeti, Mutavdzic, Pekalski, Durmaz, Figueiredo, Larsson. Subs: Garaca, Yago, Malm, Omid Nazari, Amin Nazari, Aubynn, Rexhepi.
Referee: Antonio Lahoz (Spain)

1926: Rangers won just one of their 10 European fixtures last season and Malmo have won just two of their away games this season but a score draw this evening would give them an away goals advantage going into the second leg.

1920: Unlike Rangers, Malmo are midway through their season and are currently ninth in the Allsvenskan.

1919: This match is Ally McCoist's first European match as Rangers manager and his second competitive game overall. His managerial bow on Saturday against Hearts ended 1-1.

1917: My last entry was a quote attributed to Ally McCoist, when it should in fact have said Kenny McDowell. Apologies, refresh your page to see the corrected version.

"The players are looking forward to it. It's a beautiful night. We're looking to get Davis, Edu and Naismith supporting Jelavic. We know quite a bit (about Malmo). They're well into their season. We know it's a potential banana skin. We're looking to get a good result tonight to take over to Sweden. They're a decent side so we've got to give them respect." Rangers assistant manager Kenny McDowell

1915: It looks like Rangers will play with a three-man central defence and Steven Whittaker and Lee Wallace deployed in wing-back roles.

1913: The full Rangers starting line-up is: McGregor, Whittaker, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Wallace, Davis, Edu, McCulloch, Naismith, Jelavic.

1912: There will be live radio commentary of tonight's match on BBC Radio Scotland 810MW. Please note, there will not be an online commentary of this match.

1908: The early team news from Ibrox is that David Weir and Lee Wallace will replace Kirk Broadfoot and Juan Manuel Ortiz in the Rangers starting line-up. That means a Rangers debut for Lee Wallace.

1902: Tonight's match is the first leg of the third qualifying round for the Champions League. The winner of the tie will progress to the play-off round - the last stage before the group stage.

1900: Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Rangers v Malmo.

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