Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium are the visitors to Govan as victory for the Philippe Clement’s side coupled with results elsewhere could catapult the side into the top eight and a ticket straight to the Round of 16.
The Light Blues currently sit three points outside of the top eight but can take plenty of confidence from their form in the competition this campaign, which has yielded victories over Malmo, FCSB and Nice.
Speaking to the media ahead of tomorrow’s league phase concluder, Clement said: “[The fans] play a massive role and they have done so for more than 100 years.
“It’s also why it’s such a massive club. I’m not so long inside of this building – a little bit more than a year – but I’ve already had several amazing evenings in European games.
“It’s a decisive game and the last game in this group phase.
“I don’t want to give my Belgian friends all the tools, but there were some players who were back in training and some doing individual work.
“In some cases you can keep an eye on the moving picture [elsewhere in the competition], but it’s impossible in this system because it can be around goal differences, and a team can score two goals in two minutes, for example.
“We’re going to focus on ourselves to go for the three points, to work for that, and we will try to score a lot of goals if we can.
“It’s no different to other games because we always want to win and make a big difference towards the opponent.
“I know that Union Saint-Gilloise are a good and very strong team, so it’s not easy to win against them.”
The Belgian visitors sit level on points with Rangers heading into tomorrow evening’s clash and have won each of their last three games in the competition.
Indeed, the two clubs squared off against each other in UEFA Champions League qualifying as recently as 2022, and Clement is all too aware of the challenge that tomorrow’s opponents will present.
Clement added: “USG are a tough team to beat and they are very physical.
“They play on the front foot with two strikers, one very creative player behind, and wing-backs who are very attacking.
“They are very fast in transitions and good on set-pieces, while they are very direct in their play, but they can also keep the ball into the midfield.
“They struggled at the beginning of the season with a new coach and a lot of new players.
“I’m not sure how the situation is now, but they have been associated with Brighton in their recruitment.
“They have found a lot of players in the last few years on a low budget but who were really good afterwards.
“They have sold players such as [Victor] Boniface, who is going to Saudi Arabia, and Denis Undav as well.”