Antwerp vs Rangers: UEFA Europa League background, form guide, previous meetings
Wednesday 17 February 2021
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Rangers' group stage trip to Belgium witnessed a hard-fought win and goal for the ages – can Steven Gerrard's men repeat the trick in Antwerp?
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Rangers' Kemar Roofe celebrates his stunning goal in Belgium against Standard
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A place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 awaits one of Antwerp and Rangers as the teams from Belgium and Scotland come together for the first time in UEFA competition.
• Antwerp finished second in Group J during the autumn, their 12-point tally one fewer than section winners Tottenham Hotspur, who leapfrogged them with a 2-0 win in London on Matchday 6. Rangers, meanwhile, topped their group in impressive style, doing the double over both Lech Poznań and Antwerp's domestic rivals Standard Liège as well as holding Benfica to two draws.