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David Irvine

Rangers squad for Panathinaikos tie confirmed as eight senior players miss out

Russell Martin has confirmed his Rangers squad for the Champions League tie against Panathinaikos.

The Ibrox side enter the second qualifying round of the competition later this month.

Rangers will first host Panathinaikos on Tuesday, July 22, before a trip to Greece for the second leg eight days later on Wednesday, July 30.

Martin was allowed to submit a 25-man squad list for the match. The selection restraint means nine first-team players - Ben Davies, Ridvan Yilmaz, Robin Propper, Clinton Nsiala, Dujon Sterling, Jose Cifuentes, Ross McCausland and Rabbi Matondo - miss out. 


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New signings Joe Rothwell, Emmanuel Fernandez, Max Aarons, Thelo Aasgaard, Nasser Djiga, Djiedi Gassama and Lyall Cameron have all been included.

[[Rangers]] could yet make two further changes to their squad before the first leg with UEFA rules permitting two changes so long as they are submitted the day before the match.

Any change does come with the caveat that the locally-trained player quota must be respected and the max 25-man squad list must be followed. Players can also be removed to meet the squad number limit.

Rangers' confirmed Champions League squad vs Panathinaikos

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland, Liam Kelly, Kieran Wright.

Defenders: Max Aarons, Nasser Djiga, Emmanuel Fernandez, Leon King, John Souttar, James Tavernier, Jefte.

Midfielders: Thelo Aasgaard, Nedim Bajrami, Connor Barron, Lyall Cameron, Oscar Cortes, Mohamed Diomande, Kieran Dowell, Robbie Fraser, Djiedi Gassama, Nico Raskin, Joe Rothwell.

Forwards: Cyriel Dessers, Josh Gentles, Hamza Igamane, Danilo.

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