Royale Union SG take on the visitors Rangers in the first leg of UEFA Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 2nd at Den Dreef (Heverlee).
Union Saint-Gillois made everyone remember their name. "Les Unionistes" until recently were known mainly to fans of the history of Belgian football. Yes, they became national champions 11 times, but the last time this happened was in 1934. From the bottom of semi-amateur football, the project began to rise again only recently, and the emergence of such an investor as Tony Bloom was a key impetus. As a result, a year ago they managed to return to the Jupiler League - and immediately win it! True, only the regular season, the first stage. In the "champion's pool" Brugge turned out to be slightly stronger and retained the title. And then he also lured the leading player, Nielsen, and the coach left. They have a very difficult season ahead, and we'll see how the new mentor, Gererts, copes.
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Rangers are still looking good. The Light Blues managed to finally regain the league title last year. Steven Gerrard led the Scots to the long-awaited triumph... And in the fall he left, not to say "ran away", to Aston Villa. Without him, it was impossible to maintain leadership in the Premiership, the 1st place was regained by the sworn rival, Celtic. But in general, van Bronkhorst was able to prove himself worthy, becoming the manager of the team in which he once played not without success. With Giovanni it was possible to win the country's cup and reach the final of the Europa League. There, however, the opponent Eintracht (Frankfurt) won in the penalty shootout. In the summer it turned out to sell Bassi for good money (for a record 23 million for the country!), As well as Aribo and Itten. But there are also newcomers: Yilmaz, Lawrence, Ben Davis, Matondo, Colak. But let's see how combat-ready this version of the composition is.
Union Saint-Gillois was not bad in its time in the Fairs Cup. But he did not really play in ordinary European competitions. So this will be the first confrontation between the Belgians and the Rangers. Union St. Gillois is a typical upstart, and there is only hope that it will not be a one-time outbreak. And to play against an experienced opponent that reached the Europa League final in the spring. We recommend to bet on the victory of visitors from Glasgow.
Prediction for the match: Rangers to win.
