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Confirmed Rangers XI vs Steaua Bucharest as Philippe Clement makes two changes for Europa League clash

Rangers boss Philippe Clement has named his side to face Steaua Bucharest
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Rangers boss Philippe Clement has named his side to face Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League on Thursday evening - with two changes to his team that suffered a last-gasp loss to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership over the weekend.

Marley Watkins' late winner in Ayrshire plunged the Light Blues into further title doubt, currently sitting six points behind Celtic and Aberdeen after just eight games of the top-flight season - but in a change to get away from their domestic failures, Clement will look to get his side back on track on the continental scene when Romanian outfit Steaua travel to Ibrox, hoping to take advantage of their poor form.

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Jack Butland has kept his place in goal, captain James Tavernier lines up as ever at right-back - but Mohamed Diomande and Robin Propper are the players to miss out, with Leon Balogun coming into the fold and Nico Raskin back in the squad for added flair on a huge night in Govan.

Confirmed Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Barron, Dessers, Lawrence, N. Bajrami, Cerny, Jefte, Balogun, Raskin.

Subs: Kelly, Propper, Diomande, Dowell, Sterling, Kasanwirjo, Igamane, McCausland, Fraser, McKinnon, Rice, Lovelace

Confirmed Steaua Bucharest XI: Tarnovanu, Dawa, Birligea, Miculescu, Stefanescu, Popescu, Edjouma, Pantea, Ngezana, Alhassan, Luis Phelipe.

Substitutes: Vlad, Cretu, Pantiru, Popescu, Dan. Popa, Chiriches, Baeten, Baluta, Musi, Radunovic.