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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Josh McCafferty

When Rangers have until to register squad for Panathinaikos tie

Rangers have just over 24 hours to register their first Champions League squad of the season. 

Russell Martin's men take on Panathinaikos in the second qualification round of European football's elite club competition, with the first leg taking place at Ibrox next Tuesday. 

Rangers then travel to Athens for the return tie eight days later. 

To register their 25-man squad for both legs, the club have until Thursday, July 17 at 11pm UK time. Rangers must have at least eight locally trained players included in the 25. 


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UEFA rules state: "As a minimum, eight places are reserved exclusively for 'locally trained players' and no club may have more than four 'association-trained players' listed in these eight places."

Should they get the better of Panathinaikos, Rangers will progress to the third round of qualifying. 

Win that, and a play-off separates them and a place in the lucrative league phase of the Champions League. 

Rui Vitoria, boss of Panathinaikos, says he knows all about his side's upcoming opponents: "We watched Rangers in their last home friendly and we have acquired as much footage as possible from Rangers matches," he said. 

"We've learned about their management, coaches, players - everything we needed to know.

"We know about the new manager's philosophy. We even know about their pitch and how it impacts the team either positively or negatively.

"We have even studied climate conditions, everything.

"It goes without saying that it will be a very difficult game against a strong, traditional European team with quality."

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