KEMAR ROOFE is winning his fitness battle to return for Rangers against RB Leipzig on Thursday at Ibrox, according to reports.
The striker has been out through injury and missed the first leg as well as two domestic league matches.
Now the Scottish Sun report that Roofe has been given the green light to return at Ibrox on Thursday night and will feature barring any late setbacks.
The Jamaican international has been using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to speed up his recovery, and he has responded positively.
Meanwhile, Giovanni van Bronckhorst has admitted that Rangers’ 1-1 draw with Celtic at Parkhead had realistically ended their cinch Premiership title hopes.
In a pulsating final Old Firm fixture of the season, the home side took the lead in the 20th minute through Portuguese attacker Jota’s close-range finish but Gers striker Fashion Sakala levelled in the 68th minute with a powerful drive before hitting the post in a dramatic finale.
With just three fixtures remaining, Celtic remain six points clear and with a better goal difference of 19, a commanding lead which the Gers manager noted in his post-match Sky Sports interview.
Without conceding the title was definitely lost, the Dutchman said: “I think only a win today would give us a chance to close the gap even more.
“It’s still six points with the goal difference in favour of Celtic so it will be more difficult after today.
“As I said before the game, we needed a win to close the gap to three points. We didn’t, we drew, but I couldn’t have asked for more from my players, what they have given.
“Especially in the second half, we pushed really hard to come back into the game, which we did, and get good opportunities to win this game in the final 10 or 12 minutes.
“Definitely second half you saw, after 60-65 minutes, we were getting stronger and stronger.
“We did very well in those moments, created great chances, hit the post. What can you ask for more?
“The only thing is we didn’t score the big chances we had.
“We did everything we could to win this game but in the end we are two points short.”
