Alan Brazil shares ‘Cracking’ Rangers v Lyon verdict live on talkSPORT
Alan Brazil admitted that Rangers’ clash against Lyon in the Europa League on 3 October should be a “cracking” game at Ibrox.
The Gers will be looking to add another three points to their Europa League tally after their 2-0 triumph over Malmo on the opening day.
Brazil insisted that Lyon will be a much bigger test than Malmo were, with a massive atmosphere expected on yet another European night in Govan.
Speaking live on talkSPORT (2 October, 09:34am), the talkSPORT host shared his thoughts ahead of the showdown.
“This is a little bit harder [than Malmo], they’re going to have to take the game to Lyon and Lyon are decent,” Brazil said.
“It should be a cracking game that, it’ll be another packed house and they have a big atmosphere in Glasgow.”
Rangers to face Lyon in Europa League
Rangers have had a rather topsy-turvy season so far.
While their current run of form has them sat in third place in the Scottish Premiership, it delivered an easy victory on the road in Malmo.
John Bennett’s sudden resignation didn’t help matters much as it threw yet another spanner into the works for the Gers to deal with [The Athletic, 14 September].
The goal for Rangers every year is to get into the Champions League, but if that isn’t possible, you have to get as far as possible in the Europa League to somewhat make up the difference financially.
Although Paul Lambert believes that Scottish clubs can’t compete with the top European sides due to the gulf in finances, it would be nice for Rangers to shut him up with a win over Lyon.
While they’re no longer the best team in France, they are backed by American billionaire John Textor and have plenty of massive names in their squad.
If the Gers manage to get another three points on Thursday 3 October, they could find themselves in a better situation than was expected, with qualification on the mind already.
In other Rangers news, Cyriel Dessers has shared his verdict on the Europa League tie v Lyon.
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