The current state of Fenerbahçe's opponent, Glasgow Rangers

Fenerbahçe's opponent in the Europa League Round of 16, Glasgow Rangers, was founded in 1872 in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

The Scottish team plays its matches at the 50,000-capacity Ibrox Stadium.

With a successful history in Europe, Glasgow Rangers won the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1971-72 season.

Rangers were relegated to the Scottish fourth tier in 2012

Glasgow Rangers, one of Scotland's historic clubs, began experiencing financial difficulties in the early 2000s. Unable to resolve its financial situation, Rangers was relegated to the fourth tier in 2012. Rangers managed to return to the top flight in 4 years.

Rangers, 13 points behind in the Scottish League, currently sits in 2nd place in the Scottish Premiership this season. Having collected 56 points in 26 matches with 17 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses, Rangers is trailing Celtic by 13 points.

Qualified for the top 8 in the Europa League

Rangers finished the Europa League in 8th place with 14 points, recording 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. Thus, they advanced directly to the Round of 16 without playing in the Europa League play-off round.

The results obtained by the Scottish team in the group stage are as follows:

Malmö: 0 – Rangers: 2

Rangers: 1 – Lyon: 4

Rangers: 4 – FCSB: 0

Olympiacos: 1 – Rangers: 1

Nice: 1 – Rangers: 4

Rangers: 1 – Tottenham: 1

Manchester United: 2 – Rangers: 1

Rangers: 2 - Union Saint-Gilloise: 1

Rangers has played against Fenerbahçe twice

Fenerbahçe and Rangers have played two matches. Fenerbahçe has been drawn against Glasgow Rangers once in its history. In the 2001-2002 season, they drew 0-0 away against Rangers in the Champions League qualifying match. By winning the return leg 2-1, they eliminated the Scottish team and qualified for the Champions League.

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