Celtic kickstarted their Champions League adventure with a dominant 5-1 victory over Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava - and now rivals Rangers will be looking to follow suit in their Europa League opener at reigning Swedish champions Malmo. The Light Blues finished top of the group in last season’s competition and will once again be targeting progression to the knockout stage as they adapt to a brand new European format which sees them play two extra games and an incredible eight opponents between September and January. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to GlasgowWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Glamour ties against the likes of Lyon, Steaua Bucharest, Olympiacos, Nice, Tottenham, Manchester United and Belgians Union Saint-Gilloise all await the Ibrox side, in what promises to be a demanding run of games for Philippe Clement’s side. However, in-form striker Cyriel Dessers has urged players and supporters to relish the challenge of a ‘beautiful draw’ and admits that he cannot wait for the competition to get underway. Speaking ahead of the trip to Sweden, Dessers, who has seven goals in nine matches for Rangers this term, told Mail Sport : ”I think we have a very beautiful but very difficult draw.
” Malmo boast a record of just one defeat in eight matches against Scottish teams - in a run stretching back to 2011. Advertisement Advertisement However, the Nigerian forward is confident his .