6 burning Rangers questions for Gio van Bronckhorst as Braga and Celtic showdowns set to shape his future

As far as pivotal weeks go, they don't come much bigger than this for Rangers.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst 's side face two monumental fixtures as they strive to end their season with silverware.

First up is Braga in the Europa League quarter-final with a 1-0 deficit to overturn from the first leg in Portugal.

Having already disposed of the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Red Star Belgrade at Ibrox in the knockout stages, they will fancy their chances of progressing to the last four.

Hot on the heels of a continental cracker comes a Scottish Cup semi-final with Celtic.

The Parkhead side looked destined to reclaim the Premiership title and it feels a bit last chance saloon for Rangers if they are to scoop up a domestic trophy this season.

Here are five burning questions for Van Bronckhorst as his dates with destiny approach.

Amid the general disappointment of last week's first leg, there was plenty of head scratching among Rangers fans over Van Bronckhorst's decision not to use Aaron Ramsey as his side chased the game.

The Welshman was a bright spark in defeat to Celtic days earlier, scoring a trademark goal and was Rangers' most creative presence.

Van Bronckhorst has been careful to manage the Juventus loanee's schedule given his well-publicised fitness issues - but to not even bring him off the bench in Portugual was a puzzler, especially since the manager later insisted the midfielder was ready to play.

The truth is Van Bronckhorst can no longer afford such caution.

These are the weeks for which Ramsey was recruited and his quality was evident against St Mirren on Sunday.

Given it's all or nothing for Rangers, surely the 30-year-old must start against both Braga and Celtic.

Steven Davis has been conspicuous by his