Sparta Prague David Pavelka has claimed his side will a 'hateful' atmosphere at Ibrox for this week's Europa League showdown.
Rangers face the Czechs in new manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst 's first game in charge, with the unsavoury fallout from the previous clash in September still lingering.
Sparta Prague's ground was originally ordered to be closed by UEFA because of previous racist abuse, but they wilted and allowed 10,000 kids into the stadium.
However, Rangers were outraged when Glen Kamara - who was the subject of sickening racist abuse from Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela last season which saw him handed a ten-match ban from UEFA - was booed all night by the kids.
The row even reached diplomatic circles and Czech Republic foreign minister Jakub Kulhanek even summoned the UK ambassador to his country, Nick Archer, to discuss the escalating row.
European football's governing body dropped their investigation into the incident after concluding there was 'insufficent evidence'.
And last season, city rivals Slavia Prague's 2-0 win at Ibrox turned into one of the most explosive games on Scottish soil, after Slavia keeper Ondrej Kolar fractured his skull following a challenge from Kemar Roofe and tunnel punch-ups up to an hour after the final whistle.
Sparta's preparations for the tie have been disastrous after they were thrashed 4-0 by FC Slovacko in their last game before they travel to Scotland.
And 30-year-old Czech international midfielder Pavelka is not expecting a warm reception in Glasgow, but he remains convinced they can get the win.
He said "We will go to Glasgow and we all know what to expect there. The atmosphere at the stadium will be hateful. It will be an interesting experience.
"We just hope that nothing happens to us when we are there.
"Look, if we manage to win at Ibrox, we are certain to qualify. We have nothing to fear.
"It's in our hands and we are confident we will get second place in the group.
"I accept Lyon are the best team in the group. There is a noticeable difference between them and the rest of the teams in the section.
"For us in Glasgow, it's important we ignore what might be happening off the pitch and concentrate on doing what we have to do to get us through."
