Twelve Rangers stars could now miss must-win Europa League clash with Union Saint-Gilloise
01/28/2025 12:30 PM
Rangers risk having as many as 12 players out of the Europa League clash with Union Saint Gilloise due to a mixture of injury and ineligibility.
Philippe Clement's young Rangers team still have an outside chance of making the Europa League top-eight and earning an automatic bye to the Round of 16.
In order to have any chance, Rangers will have to overcome USG at Ibrox with the Belgians on the receiving end of a 3-0 thumping during their last trip to Glasgow's southside.
Two very different teams are set to go toe-to-toe in the Europa League at Ibrox with Rangers decimated by injury problems and ineligibility.
Rangers face seven injury doubts for USG clash
There are a number of Rangers players carrying injury problems heading into the match with USG at Ibrox.
The Rangers defence has sorely missed John Souttar and the Scotland international remains sidelined due to injury.
Rangers are also without Feyenoord loanee Neraysho Kasanwirjo who is back in the Netherlands recovering from knee surgery.
Dujon Sterling has also been sidelined with an injury since early January whilst Leon Balogun missed the weekend's victory over Dundee United.
Ridvan Yilmaz also missed the clash with Dundee United with Philippe Clement insisting it was injury and not a move to Turkey which ruled the defender out.
Rangers fans are waiting to hear the outcomes of injury scans for Connor Barron and Vaclav Cerny, after both players went off against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The impact of Storm Ewoyn meant Rangers couldn't get the prognosis for both players before the 3-1 win at Tannadice.
Oscar Cortes is in Rangers' Europa League squad but the Colombian winger remains sidelined after briefly returning to the team around Christmas.
Four Rangers star ineligible for Europa League squad
On top of the eight players that are set to miss Rangers' clash with USG through injury, there are another four first-teamers who are ineligible for the match.
Brazilian striker Danilo is once again sidelined with a shoulder injury but the ex-Feyenoord striker wouldn't be available to play even if he was passed fit.
Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo is 'expected' to leave Ibrox this week but the attacker is ineligible for Europa League matches this season anyway.
Rangers will also be without breakthrough centre-back Clinton Nsiala, the French defender who has burst onto the scene at Ibrox in recent weeks.
The Ibrox side will also be without new centre-back option Rafael Fernandes, who is not registered for Europa League matches having just joined the club on loan from Lille.
