Antwerp hosts Rangers in the first leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, February 18th at Bosuilstadion (Antwerp)
Antwerp is flourishing now. Only in 2017, the club returned to the Jupiler League after a long absence. And it became, if not the 1st, then the 2nd power in Belgian football. In the current championship, Antwerp was considered the main pursuer of Brugge. Moreover, the Reds still go right after the champion, but they let it go into the lead. In the last matches, Antwerp lost just to the Black-Blues in the cup and tied with Standard in Liege (1:1). Coaching leapfrog is also no good for the Reds - Vercauteren took on a job only this year. The injury of the leading striker Mbokani is a noticeable loss either. Thanks in large part to his goals, Antwerp managed to score 12 points in the group stage and even beat Tottenham.
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Glasgow Rangers is preparing to return to the top of Scottish football. The Light Blues went through the purgatory of bankruptcy. And when they returned, they could not even regain the status of the second club in the Premiership. The turning point was the risky (as it looked initially) invitation of Steven Gerrard, who had worked only with the youth. But under the Englishman, the Rangers are constantly stepping up. And it seems that their triumph is inevitable: after 29 matches, the lead over Celtic is 18 points, even though it has a game in reserve. At the same time, Stevie G. does not sacrifice European Cups. In the previous season, his players had already reached the Europa League playoffs and looked good there. And they have not lost in the current draw, although they started from qualifying rounds. Only matches with Benfica ended in two draws.
Despite their glorious football traditions, the clubs have never crossed their paths before. But Glasgow Rangers played against another representative of Belgium, Standard Liege, in the fall. And the Scots won both games (2-0 and 3-2). Perhaps, if Mbokani was in the ranks, Antwerp would at least have imposed a struggle at home. But the current situation gives us a reason to bet on the next victory of the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Rangers to win
