Rangers will hope to get off to a positive start in the revamped Europa League when they face Malmo away from home on Thursday.
The Gers will take on the Swedish champions in one of eight fixtures in the competition’s new league-phase as they bid to reach the knockout rounds. Of the 36 teams, the sides that finish in the top-eight positions will progress to the last 16 stage automatically, with the teams ranked between ninth and 25th then entering the play-off round. The bottom eight sides are eliminated immediately.
Philippe Clement‘s men suffered disappointment last month when they fell to a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Dynamo Kiev in qualifying for the Champions League, but go into Thursday’s opener with confidence after scoring back to back victories against Dundee in the last four of the Premier Sports Cup and Dundee United in the Premiership.
However, Rangers do have some painful memories against the Swedish side, having failed to beat Malmo in all four of their previous encounters, most recently in 2021 when they lost 4-2 over two legs under Steven Gerrard in a Champions League qualifier. Record Sport has all the key details ahead of a big night of action in Sweden’s third-largest city.
When will the game take place?
The game takes place on Thursday, September 26, with a kick-off time of 5.45pm at the Eleda Stadion.
What channel is it on?
The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage getting underway at 5pm.
Will there be a live stream?
The game will be available to stream on the discovery+ app that supports all major platforms. You can sign up for the premium TNT Sports package HERE for £30.99 a month.
Where else can I follow the action?
You can keep up with all the action right here on dailyrecord.co.uk!We’ll be running a live blog with all the pre-match build-up and team news, and every kick of the ball once the clash gets underway. After the game, we’ll have all the reaction from managers and players, as well as player ratings, talking points and a whole lot more