Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has confirmed both Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz will fly with them to Belgium today.
The Light Blues take on Belgian First Division side Union St Gilloise on Tuesday night in Champions League third round qualifying first leg action, looking to kickstart their campaign to reach the group stages with a win ahead of taking on hosting duties next week. Yilmaz has only just signed from Besiktas while Matondo missed Saturday's Premiership win at Livingston with a minor injury.
Kemar Roofe and Alfredo Morelos also missed that match, with van Bronckhorst confirming his Turkish and Welsh internationals are heading with Rangers into continental battle: "Matondo trained with the team as did Rıdvan yesterday. Both can travel with us this afternoon. I've played many times in the Champions League and have coached in it, one of the strongest competitions in the world and it would be fantastic for us to be involved.
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"We have four important games and we will try everything. What we did really well last season was to always enter the second game with an opportunity to go through.
"We have had good preparation as we are up against a very good side and we now have to execute our gameplan. I have watched Union Saint-Gilloise last year, an amazing year and pushing for the title.
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"I have a lot of respect for the team and you can see a clear style of play. It may be an unfamiliar name around Europe but they deserve to be in Europe with their style of play."
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