Gerrard Names Team To Face Bayer

STEVEN GERRARD has named three changes for tonight’s UEFA Europa League, Last 16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen here in the BayArena.

It’s an incredibly hot evening here on the banks of the Rhine, with temperatures currently sitting around 33 degrees – and Gers need to overcome a 3-1 deficit to reach a quarter-final with Inter Milan on Monday.

From the side which faced Aberdeen on Saturday, out go the ineligible Leon Balogan, the suspended Glen Kamara and Ianis Hagi, with their places taken in the XI by Swedish International Filip Helander for his first start since December following injury, Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis, and Brandon Barker.

Completing the line-up tonight are Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Borna Barisic, Ryan Jack, Joe Aribo, Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos.

Gerrard has been able to name 10 substitutes for tonight’s match – those being Andy Firth, George Edmundson, Hagi, Jordan Jones, Greg Stewart, Ross McCrorie, Jamie Barjonas, Scott Arfield, Lewis Mayo and Nathan Patterson.

It’s a 17:55 UK-time kick-off here in Germany – and you can watch delayed coverage of the match on RangersTV later tonight.

RANGERS: McGregor, Tavernier, Helander, Goldson, Jack, Davis, Kent, Aribo, Morelos, Barker, Barisic.

SUBS: Firth, Edmundson, Hagi, Jones, Stewart, McCrorie, Barjonas, Arfield, Mayo, Patterson.