Malmo cause a stir by reminding Rangers of previous beatings as manager claims ‘it will probably happen again’

Malmo have caused a social media stir by reminding Rangers of their previous beatings – and manager Henrik Rydstrom has warned it could happen again.

 

The Ibrox side have been knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by the Swedish club on two occasions, losing 4-2 on aggregate in their 2021 clash and 2-1 on aggregate when they faced each other in 2011.

Malmo’s official X account posted on Tuesday night: “Welcome back to Malmo, @RangersFC. We’ve missed you” then made reference to Rangers’ liquidation after they met in 2011 when the Light Blues re-emerged in the bottom tier of Scottish football.

They also noted that Rangers reached the Europa League final in 2022, after having their Champions League hopes quashed by Jon Dal Thomasson’s side. The post haa prompted some less than friendly responses but speaking in his media conference before their opening Europa League contest on Thursday, boss Rydstrom said: “I haven’t seen the video.

“If I know our media department, it’s done with a lot of love. I think we need that in football. I believe it’s a good one. It’s never a bad thing to remind the opponent that this happened before and it will probably happen again.

 

“I’m really sure that our video was a bit fun, and I think the responses is also with that spirit. And that’s my experience with the Scottish supporters. A lot of passion, a lot of joy you can say. But also a fun part.

“I don’t see any problem with it. I think it’s really nice. I think the game is going to be intense and it’s going to be a really tough game. We have seen them playing a little bit in Europe, but also in their own league.