Overview

• Rangers carry a 2-0 aggregate advantage into the second leg on Wednesday following first-half goals by Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama at Ibrox.
• Panathinaikos will be without full-back Georgios Vagiannidis, sent off in the first leg, and midfielder Anastasios Bakasetas due to injury.
• Manager Russell Martin has urged his side to control possession and game tempo to neutralise a hostile 35°C atmosphere at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
• Progression would see Rangers face the winners of the Servette vs. Viktoria Plzen tie in the third qualifying round, while defeat would drop them into Europa League qualifying.
• The match marks Russell Martin’s first competitive European fixture in charge as Rangers aim to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2010–11.