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Gavin Berry

Rangers fans in Europa League travel sweat as club seek Lyon ticket clarity amid rising Covid cases

Rangers are seeking clarity from Lyon over their away allocation for their final Europa League clash as travelling supporters face an anxious wait.

It was thought the Ibrox side would receive around 3000 tickets for the Group A clash on December 9 but the club announced they are still awaiting confirmation.

That has left fans frustrated as they look to make plans but it comes at a time when Covid-19 infections have skyrocketed in France.

A Rangers statement read: “Rangers FC are still awaiting confirmation of our away allocation for our upcoming Europa League match against Lyon.

“We appreciated frustrations at the lack of clarity on this fixture and appreciate the impact it can have on travel plans.

“We greatly value our travelling support and we have requested that we receive clarity as soon as possible.”

(SNS Group)

Europe is battling a fifth wave of coronavirus building up to the festive period and France has seen rising cases despite being one of the most vaccinated countries in the world.

Austria has gone back into full lockdown and there have been protests in Holland over new restrictions and Rangers will be monitoring the situation.

Lyon have to play domestic games at the Groupama Stadium behind closed doors until further notice after a fan - later handed a six-month suspended jail sentence - struck Marseille’s Dimitri Payet with a bottle on Sunday.

The culprit has been banned from the stadium for five years after the game was abandoned.

Rangers face Sparta Prague on Thursday in Giovanni van Bronckhorst's first game in charge of the Light Blues and victory would take them a giant step closer to the knockout stage before their final fixture.

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