The Rangers make the difficult trip to Fenerbahce of Jose Mourinho Thursday for the first stage of their match of the last 16 games of the Europa League.
Having dismissed Philippe Clement and installed the legend of the Barry Ferguson club as acting director last month, the Rangers continue their short-circuit of confidence and in disappointing form. The 47-year-old man was triumphant in his first match at the helm, but home defeat 2-1 against Motherwell on weekends will have supporters fearing the worst before the trip to Turkey.
The result left the 16 points of the Gers behind Bitter Rivals Celtic in the first Scottish, but they were much more assured in the Europa League this quarter. Four victories and two draws helped them finish eighth in the league phase and avoid the dam round.
Fenerbahce had the opposite problem this season, impressive in the Super Lig but wading in Europe. They made the playoffs with the skin of their teeth after finishing 24th, before conquering Anderlecht through two legs. Mourinho, who admitted that he would be open to the management of Celtic or Rangers in the future, would like to continue his excellent European organization record Thursday.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to a giant battle.
Fenerbahce vs Rangers Record head-to-head (all time)
Current form (all competitions)
Fenerbahce | Rangers |
|---|---|
Fenerbahce 3-0 Antalyaspor – 02/03/25 | Rangers 1-2 Motherwell – 01/03/25 |
Gaziantp 1-4 Fenerbahce – 02/27/25 | Kilmarnock 2-4 Rangers – 02/26/25 |
Galatasaray 0-0 Fenerbahce – 24/02/25 | Rangers 0-2 St Mirren – 02/22/25 |
Anderlecht 2-2 Fenerbahce – 02/20/25 | Coeurs 1-3 Rangers – 02/16/25 |
Fenerbahce 3-1 Kasimpasa – 02/16/25 | Rangers 0-1 Queen’s Park – 02/09/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | TNT SPORTS 2, Discovery +, Discovery + App |
UNITED STATES | Paramount +, Fubotv, Vix, CBS Sports Network |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
The ex-Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers Rangers Bright Bright Osayi-Samuel are both injured and suspended for Thursday’s meeting, with the former Manchester United midfielder also prohibited due to the accumulated yellow cards.
Defensive injuries will cause the headache to Mourinho before visiting the Rangers, Rodrigo Becao and Jayden Oosterwold missing for the rest of the campaign and Diego Carlos missing due to a knee injury.
Slightly further, holding the midfielder Ismail Yuksek is also in the treatment room.
Fenerbahce predicted the VS Rangers programming (3-4-1-2): Egribayat; Skriniar, Soyuncu, Akcicek; Muldur, Szymanski, Amrabat, Kostic; Tadic; En-Neyri, Dzeko.
The Rangers are fortunate to have few injuries in Istanbul, but they are without long -term absent Oscar Cortes and Nerayysho Kasanwirjo.
Ferguson has not made many modifications to the staff after having succeeded in Clement and will appoint an XI -established for a seismic meeting.
John Souttar should return to the team, with former Besiktas defender Ridvan Yilmaz to abandon the side. James Tavernier will return to the right back, while Robin Propper and Jefte will be the other starters in defense.
Mohamed Diomande and Nicolas Raskin will anchor the midfielder, while Cyriel Desders will run the line after marking three in the first two games of Ferguson in charge. Vaclav Cerny, Ianis Hagi and Hamza Igamane should invent the rest of the attacker quartet.
The Rangers predicted the VS Fenerbahce programming (4-2-3-1): Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Jefte; Diomande, Raskin; Cerny, Igamane, Hagi; DESSERS.
The Rangers have a solid European record in previous seasons – even by making the final of this competition in 2021/22 – but they will be outsider heading for Fenerbahce. They are in an incredibly uneven form and boast of a team lower than their Turkish hosts.
There are many familiar faces within the Fenerbahce team, with Edin Dzeko, Dusan Tadic and Milan Skriniar in their “Expendable” range. They should have enough in the tank to win a dominant advance before Ibrox’s return match, taking full advantage of the failed Gers.
