Rangers have been drawn in opposition to Panathinaikos within the second qualifying spherical of the Champions League.
The Scottish Premiership runners-up can be at dwelling for the primary leg on 22/23 July, with the return in Greece the next week.
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The winners of the first-round tie between Northern Eire champions Linfield and Republic of Eire counterparts Shelbourne will face Qarabag of Azerbaijan.
Ought to Welsh champions The New Saints win their tie in opposition to Shkendija of North Maceonia, they’ll face both FCSB of Romania or Inter Membership d’Escaldes of Andorra.
In the meantime, Hibernian will face Danish aspect Midtjylland within the Europa League second qualifying spherical.
Rangers drawn with highest-ranked Greeks
Panathinaikos’ go to will mark Russell Martin’s first aggressive sport as Rangers head coach and the previous Southampton boss has been handed the hardest of their attainable attracts regardless of the Ibrox aspect having been seeded.
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All three potential opponents have been, like Rangers, runners-up of their home leagues, however whereas the Greek aspect are 111th within the European membership rankings, 86 locations behind Rangers, Swiss aspect Servette are 139th (one behind Coronary heart of Midlothian) and Norwegians Brann 189th.
The aspect managed by former Egypt and Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria completed 16 factors behind Olympiakos within the Greek Tremendous League final season, having overtaken AEK Athens after the league break up.
Panathinaikos have by no means misplaced to Scottish opponents over 90 minutes in 4 conferences with Rangers, two with Motherwell and one with Aberdeen, profitable 4 of their seven video games.
Nonetheless, it was Rangers who progressed once they final met the Ibrox aspect.
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Having overwhelmed Aberdeen 3-0 at dwelling within the 2007-08 Uefa Cup group stage, the Greeks exited on away objectives after a 0-0 stalemate in Glasgow was adopted by a 1-1 attract Athens within the spherical of 32.
That they had overwhelmed Rangers 3-1 at Ibrox, and drew 1-1 at dwelling, within the Champions League group stage in 2003, whereas they eased apart Motherwell 5-0 on mixture of their newest assembly with a Scottish aspect in 2012 – within the Champions League third qualifying spherical.
Panathinaikos haven’t reached the Champions League correct since 2010-11 and final season began in Europa League qualifying, beating Botev Plovdiv however dropping to Ajax earlier than qualifying for the Convention League by defeating Lens.
They misplaced 4-1 at dwelling to eventual winners Chelsea and beat The New Saints 2-0 in Wales within the new league stage, ending thirteenth, earlier than beating Vikingur Reykjavik within the knockout part after which dropping to Fiorentina within the final 16.
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Rangers misplaced their opening Champions League qualifier to Dynamo Kyiv final season underneath Philippe Clement however reached the Europa League quarter-finals, by which period interim head coach Barry Ferguson was in cost.
Groups profitable their second qualifying spherical ties face two extra rounds to make the league stage.
Hibs face Danish Superliga runners-up
Hibs return to European soccer after a 12 months’s hole having reached the Convention League play-off spherical final time spherical, once they misplaced to Aston Villa.
Having completed third within the Premiership, David Grey’s aspect begin this season’s marketing campaign within the Europa League and can go to Midtjylland on 24 July, with the Danes heading to Leith for the second leg every week later.
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Unseeded in Wednesday’s draw, Hibs prevented Belgium’s Anderlecht and the winners of ties between Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk in opposition to Finland’s Ilves Tampere and Moldova’s Sheriff Tiraspol in opposition to Prishtina of Kosovo.
Thomas Thomasberg’s Midtjylland have been second within the Danish Superliga final season and completed twentieth within the Europa League league part earlier than dropping to Actual Sociedad within the knock-out stage play-offs.
The Danes have twice beforehand performed Scottish sides, dropping to Rangers in Europa League qualifying in 2019 however knocking Celtic out of the Champions League qualifiers two years later.