What next for Rangers? Kemar Roofe battle, away goals comfort blanket, Aaron Ramsey getting close - but fevered support can only do so much

Rangers have already had cause to welcome UEFA’s decision to scrap the away goals rule in their club competitions this season.

As they bid to complete what would be a remarkable journey to the Europa League final, they can hope that change to the regulations might work in their favour again against RB Leipzig at Ibrox on Thursday night.

Just as in the quarter-finals against Braga, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s squad must overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit in front of their home fans.

Under the previous method of deciding ties which finish level on aggregate, David Carmo’s 83rd minute header for Braga at Ibrox – which evened it up at 2-2 – would have been enough to take the Portuguese club through on the principle of away goals counting double.

Instead, of course, Rangers grabbed the third and decisive goal in extra-time.

There is every chance that the Scottish champions will find themselves having to score at least two goals again if they are to overcome a Leipzig side who simply do not fire blanks in European matches.

The Bundesliga outfit have scored in all of their 11 games in the Champions League and Europa League this season.

Ominously for Rangers, Leipzig are especially prolific on the road where they have grabbed 15 of the 24 goals they have scored so far.

In the Champions League group stage, their counter-attacking skills saw them contribute impressively in losing 6-3 and 3-2 respectively away to the heavyweight duo of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

They then crushed Brugge 5-0 in Belgium to secure third place in the group and passage to the knockout phase of the Europa League where their outstanding away form has continued.

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