Potential Fixture Change For Rangers

If Rangers, Roma and Lazio all progress - Rangers will have the first leg away

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Both Roma and Lazio lead 2-1 after their respective Europa League first legs. If they both progress, they’d BOTH be due to play at home in Rome in the same stadium on the same night in the second leg of the Quarter Finals.

Obviously that’s not possible, and so the change will be a REVERSAL of fixtures for the team that finished lower in the Europa League Phase (Roma), rather than a moving of Roma’s fixture to the Wednesday.

That has massive implications for Rangers fans looking to book travel in advance - if they progress, they won’t know if they are home or away in the first leg until full time. If Rangers, Roma and Lazio all progress then Rangers are away in Rome first (10th April) and play at Ibrox in the return leg (17th April). Any other combination of teams progressing will see Rangers play at home first, and away in the second leg - as was drawn by UEFA.

In terms of competitive advantage too, it’s widely accepted that having the second leg at home is a big advantage. Therefore Rangers fans will hope this situation comes to pass and both of the Roman giants progress - if the Gers can finish the job against Mourinho’s men next Thursday.