Rangers v Galatasaray: Is it on TV, who to watch, form guide, preview, last match
Steven Gerrard’s side have been in fine fettle so far this season and warmed up for their third European match of the season with a powerful performance in the 5-1 win over Motherwell on Sunday.
Strength in depth was key then with several regular first team players missing and some lesser seen figures like Jordan Jones and Calvin Bassey staking a claim to be involved on Thursday night.
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Hide AdGalatasaray are one of the biggest names in European football and have a formidable record on the continent, however Rangers European adventures under Steven Gerrard have been notable and Thursday evening’s one-off play-off encounter has all the looking of an intriguing tie between two sides so far unbeaten this season.
Match details
Who: Rangers v Galatasaray
What: UEFA Europa League
Where: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
When: 7.45pm, Thursday October 1
How to watch
Premier Sports, who have shown some of the Europa League qualifying matches up to this point are showing Tottenham v Maccabi Haifa on Thursday evening.
That means it’s a Rangers TV offering and the club’s channel will begin coverage around 7pm. Season ticket holders will receive £5 off the match streaming fee.
Who to Watch
There’s plenty of well-known faces in Fatih Terim’s squad. Perhaps the biggest name is Radamel Falcao in attack with four goals in seven appearances, but Arda Turan is the one who makes the Istanbul club tick. Back where he forged his name after a spell in Spain with Atletico Madrid and a less successful stint at Barcelona, he’s instrumental in linking up the play from middle to front for the Colombian and fellow frontman Ryan Babel, once a pacy striker playing in a Liverpool side captained by Steven Gerrard, who scored in last week’s win over Hadjuk Split to set up the Ibrox meeting.
Opposition Form
Galatasaray drew 0-0 with arch rivals Fenerbahce on Sunday – the first time this season they’d failed to score. With a 3-1 scoreline and a 2-0 win in both the Europa League matches and Turkish Super League games to this point there’s an unbeaten record at stake for both Rangers and the Turkish side on Thursday night.