Rangers have announced details of their pre-season games.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that Steven Gerrard's side will take on Andre Villas-Boas' Marseille in a glamour friendly at Ibrox next month.
The French giants will visit Glasgow on Sunday, July 14, as one of three warm-up matches announced ahead of the new season.
Rangers' opening friendly will be against League One side Oxford United at Ibrox on Sunday, July 11, the week leading up to their first Europa League qualifier.
It could see Northern Ireland pair Gavin Whyte and Mark Sykes go up against the Light Blues.
Marseille then visit Govan seven days later before Blackburn Rovers arrive for the third and final friendly on Sunday, July 21.
Among the cast of stars at Marseille are Italian forward Mario Balotelli, former West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet and Dutch international midfielder Kevin Strootman.
The two sides last met in a pre-season clash two years ago when Niko Kranjcar crashed home a stunning free kick for the Gers in a 1-1 draw.
Most famously the Ligue 1 giants and Rangers clashed in the memorable Champions League campaign of 1992/93.
A thrilling 2-2 draw at Ibrox in November was followed by another draw, 1-1, at the Stade Velodrome in April. Raymond Goethals’ men progressed beating Rangers by a single point to top the group and went on to beat AC Milan and lift the trophy in Munich.
However Marseille were later stripped of titles as part of a huge French football bribery scandal.
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