Breaking News:Rangers v Lyon Starting 11s for Champions League Match

October 3, 2024 philip FOOTBALL 0

Rangers manager Philippe Clement

Rangers will host Lyon in their second Europa League fixture of the campaign on Thursday night as both sides look to continue their perfect starts in the competition. The Scottish side defeated Swedish outfit Malmo, while Lyon came out on top against Olympiacos.

Rangers are on a positive run of form at the moment, winning all of their last four games in all competitions, scoring seven times without conceding a single goal. Lyon are also on an impressive run of form, winning their last two games, securing a 95th winner in their previous fixture.

Attention now turns back to European action, with Rangers facing one of the toughest sides in the competition.

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Clement has multiple injury problems

Rabbi Matondo Rangers

Heading into the game, manager Philippe Clement has multiple injury issues to contend with. Danilo, Rabbi Matondo, Ridvan Yilmaz, and Oscar Cortes are all on the sideline, while Mohamed Diomande will need to prove his fitness to make the Europa League clash.

Diomande missed the game against Hibernian, so it will be interesting to see whether he can make a return against Lyon. Clement will certainly be desperate to have his strongest squad available against tricky opposition.

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It’s good news for Rangers supporters as Clement confirms that Diomande will be in the squad to face Lyon. The Rangers boss also added that Yilmaz has returned to training, but he’s not going to be ready for selection on Thursday evening. Diomande will return and Yilmaz is edging closer, but Clement confirms that no other player who was previously injured will be back in the squad…

“Yes (Mohamed Diomande) will be back in the squad yes. Nothing special for the rest. The guys who were out, they will stay out. Ridvan is training with the team now for the first times but he will not be ready to be in the selection yet. It’s too early and it’s too dangerous so we need to take a little bit more time for that.”

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Dessers to return

Cyriel Dessers with his hands on his head for Rangers

Cyriel Dessers missed the previous fixture with young striker Hamza Igamane starting in a centre-forward role. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Dessers return to the starting XI for Clement’s side, with the striker scoring seven goals in 11 games so far this season.

Diomande has been an important cog in the Rangers machine this term, so we could see him slot straight back into the side to face Lyon.