Rangers and metropolis inherit their Champions League match-up at Ibrox on Wednesday night with radically totally different outcomes from the primary matchday.

As one of this year's tournament favorites and last season's finalists, urban center was thrashed 4-1 by the metropolis in Naples, surprising everybody in Europe and giving them the right to begin in their quest to advance to the knockout rounds.

However, Rangers' initial Champions League cluster stage encounter in twelve years, a 4-0 thrashing by Ajax, served as a stark reminder of however savage the highest level will be. As a result, manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was forced to form some terribly candid admissions.

"You want many ample greenbacks to participate within the Champions League. you cannot vie if you do not," Van Bronckhorst aforementioned. "Take a glance at Ajax; they oversubscribed players for over £200 million. take into account the urban center, too. it'd be unreasonable to expect America to vie with them. we wish to view, however solely with the team we tend to currently have and therefore the team we are able to place along. we tend to anticipate it'd be tough and nowadays evidenced it.

You should be aware of the following information before the game:

When do Rangers and Napoli play?

The game will be played on Wednesday, September 14, at Ibrox in Glasgow, Scotland, with an 8:00 PM BST kickoff.

Where am I able to see it?

Live coverage of this match will begin at 7.45 PM on BT Sport 4, following the completion of Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Celtic. The BT Sport app and desktop website both offer live streaming of the game for subscribers.

What's new with the team?

Along with Ben Davies, John Souttar, Kemar Roofe, Ianis Hagi, and Filip Helander, Tom Lawrence has missed Rangers' most recent games due to injury and is likely out till the end of the month. James Tavernier will also undergo a late fitness test for the Gers. Jon McLaughlin should outlast seasoned Allan McGregor despite his recent difficulties to maintain his position in goal.

Victor Osimhen's thigh injury prevents him from playing, therefore Napoli will be forced to make at least one change to the lineup that began against Liverpool. Giovanni Simeone will lead the line in his place. Kim Min-Jae and Piotr Zielinski should rejoin the starting XI after resting over the weekend, while Hirving Lozano was unable to exercise this week due to the virus.

anticipated lineups

McLaughlin; Tavernier; Goldson; Sands; Barisic; Lundstram; Davis; Tillman; Kamara; Kent; Colak make up the starting lineup for the Rangers.

Meret, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rahmani, Olivera, Anguissa, Lobotka, Politano, Zielinski, Kvaratskhelia, and Simeone make up Napoli's starting lineup.

Odds

Rangers 16 to 5

Draw 29/10

Italy 4/5

Prediction

Rangers were brilliant at home during their journey to the Europa League final last season, but last week's humiliation at the hands of Ajax put a damper on their celebrations, and Napoli should be too strong. Napoli 1-3 Rangers.