Malmo FF hosts Rangers in the first leg of the Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 3rd at Eleda Stadion (Malmö)
Malmo FF played in the group round of the main European Cup in 2014 and 2015. But then the Sky Blues did not get through the qualification sieve. And last season the Swedes were able to achieve only the decisive round of the Europa League knockout rounds. But having beaten Cracovia, Honved, and Croatian Lokomotiva, they lost the confrontation against Granada. So far, Malmö is going through the qualifying rounds quite confidently. First, they eliminated one neighbor, Latvian FC Riga (1-0 and 1-1), and then beat Finnish HJK (2-1 and 2-2). Antonio Colak was the best in the squad. The Croat scored in all three first matches and assisted Birmancevic in Helsinki.
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Glasgow Rangers was able to return after bankruptcy but remained in the thick shadow of its neighbors and rivals, Celtic. As a result, the bosses took a risky but justified step in 2018, offering the post of a manager to Stephen Gerrard, who only worked with the youth team of his native Liverpool. And the results were more than successful: Stevie G immediately returned his players to the 2nd place, and the last draw ended with the champion’s title ahead of schedule. And the Light Blues showed good results in European cups. In 2018, they played in the group stage of the Europa League. In the next draw, they were knocked out only by Bayer in the 1/8 finals. And this spring ended with a scandalous defeat to Slavia Prague at the same stage. Will Rangers manage to get into the Champions League? They have not played there for exactly 10 years.
The irony is that it was Malmö who became the last opponent of Glasgow Rangers in the Champions League. In the summer of 2011, the Swedes knocked out the Scots rather unexpectedly, beating them 1-0 in Glasgow and playing 1-1 at home. Now Malmo will play at home and will have a trump card in the form of constant playing practice. But Glasgow Rangers never give up without a fight, so we recommend betting on an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
