Rangers scored in the first minute as they kicked off their league phase with a 2-0 win at Malmö (who they had failed to defeat in four previous meetings). It was a positive omen for coach Philippe Clement. "We are creating a new team," said the Belgian. "We had 16 players going out of the club [in the summer], 11 new players [coming in], so we are just starting to build a new squad."

Meanwhile, experience told for Lyon as they built on a quiet first-half showing against last season's Conference League winners Olympiacos to earn a 2-0 success of their own. "When you play European football, it's always important to try and get three points," said midfielder Nemanja Matić. Manager Pierre Sage's side can take courage from the fact that Lyon have won both their previous games at Ibrox: 3-0 in 2007 and 2-0 in 2021.

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Captain James Tavernier needs just one more goal to match Rangers great Ally McCoist's tally of 21 European strikes; McCoist is second in the club's all-time rankings behind 29-goal Alfredo Morelos.