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RANGERS will look to take their form in the Europa League into domestic matters as they face a potentially tricky trip to Perth to take on St Johnstone.
Rangers’ excellent form in the Europa League continued on Thursday evening, as they thrashed Nice 1-4 in the French Riviera – their biggest winning margin away from home in Europe since their famous 0-3 victory, also in France, against Lyon in 2007.
That incredible result in Nice has moved Rangers up into 8th position in the newly formed league phase table in the Europa League on 10 points, with them all but guaranteed at least a playoff place.
However, Phillipe Clement’s side travel to Perthshire off the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Dundee United in their last Premiership outing last weekend, which has since seen them fall 11 points behind leaders Celtic and nine behind second-placed Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership table.
After losing four of their opening five Premiership matches of the season, St Johnstone decided to axe unpopular manager Craig Levein and appoint former Motherwell midfielder Simo Valakari.
The Finn began his reign as St Johnstone boss with a 2-0 defeat at Ibrox against Rangers before guiding The Saints to back-to-back wins at home to Ross County and away at Dundee.
St Johnstone did go on to lose each of their next three, but a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock last time out put a halt to that and moved them four points clear from the foot of the table.
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