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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

Rangers Europa League watch as potential quarter-final opponents meet in Rome

Rangers fans would be forgiven for now having one eye on the Europa League quarter-finals.

The Ibrox club romped to a sensational 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce in Istanbul this evening in the first leg of their last 16 tie.

Cyriel Dessers and Vaclav Cerny both scored for Barry Ferguson's men as they put one foot into the last eight of the Europa League.

Should they make the quarter-finals, Rangers will face one of Roma or Athletic Club.


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The sides met in the Italian capital this evening, with the hosts running out 2-1 winners. 

Inaki Williams opened the scoring on 50 minutes before Angelino replied for Roma not long after.

It looked like Athletic Club would hold on to take a draw back to the Basque country, although substitute Eldor Shomurodov popped up in the dying embers of stoppage time to win it for Roma on the night.

While Rangers might have ambitions of being in the last eight against one of the above sides, Ferguson remains fully focused on the task in hand next week in the second leg against Fenerbahce: "There's no way that the tie is over," he said.

"It was a great result for us tonight, but it's only halftime.

"I have huge respect for Jose as a manager, as I mentioned earlier on he's one of the best that's ever been and when you look at his team he has got players that are really dangerous and can really affect games so there's no way that we think we're in the last eight.

"I would be an absolute idiot if I thought that because as I said I've got respect."

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