Rangers 0-0 FBK Kaunas
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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By Colin Moffat
2000: Rangers are having to do more than their fair share of defending as the visitors look lively with their sharp movement in the final third of the pitch.
1950: A powerful strike from Charlie Adam is deflected wide for a corner but Rangers can't threaten the visitors from the set-piece.
"Should have been ten Scots, Boyd on instead of Darcheville, or stick with the nine and have Boyd and Velicka up front."
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1948: The first corner of the game goes the way of Kaunas but the home side clear their lines without difficulty.
1945: And we're off... Rangers get started with nine Scots in the XI.
1944: The BBC Radio Scotland gang estimate that there is a crowd of just 20,000 or so, which is very disappointing, if accurate.
1940: "Kenny Miller doesn't have the 100% backing of the crowd here, that's for sure."
BBC Radio Scotland summariser Chick Young.
1935: "There is no natural width in the team so Rangers might just have to rely on getting balls into the box any way they can and getting on the end of knock-downs."
BBC Radio Scotland pundit Billy Dodds.
1927: "I am not looking forward to this at all." skottland on My Sport. "I am not happy with the strikers up front."
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Chin up, skottland. It was just 77 days ago that your team was in the Uefa Cup final! Have some faith...
TEAM NEWS IN FULL:
Rangers: McGregor, Dailly, Broadfoot, Weir, Papac, Whittaker, McCulloch, Thomson, Adam, Darcheville, Miller. Subs: Alexander, Hemdani, Boyd, Novo, Webster, Lafferty, Velicka.
FBK Kaunas: Kello, Radzius, Mendy, Kancelskis, Mrowiec, Luksa, Pilibaitis, Grigalevicius, Fridrikas, Zelmikas, Ledesma. Subs: Dreer, Manchkhava, Zubavicius, Baguzis, Cinikas, Rimkevicius, Mamic.
1919: Kenny Miller is coming in for some stick on My Sport before a ball is kicked. Can the Scotland striker prove his doubters wrong?
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1915: "I don't think it will be pretty but Rangers will have enough to win by two or more."
BBC Radio Scotland pundit Billy Dodds.
1913: Midfielders Lee McCulloch and Kevin Thomson have recovered from knocks, while Kirk Broadfoot plays in central defence in place of the injured Carlos Cuellar.
1909: Kenny Miller and Jean-Claude Darcheville will start up front for the home side. Full team news to follow shortly.
1908: "They are a massive team and their main threat will come from set-plays," Rangers assistant manger Ally McCoist. "So, it's important that we are disciplined and don't give away cheap free kicks."
1900: Welcome to our live text coverage as Rangers embark on their bid to reach the lucrative group stage of the Champions League. The match kicks off at 1945 BST.
We would like to hear your views during the game, so, if you are a fan in exile or simply can't make it along, send us your messages of support and thoughts on the match as the action unfolds.
Sadly, you won't be able to watch the game on any television channel, which makes life that bit harder for me.
However, BBC Radio Scotland trio John Barnes, Chick Young and Billy Dodds are at the stadium, which I can see from the office.
The limitations of our technology (mainly egg boxes and yoghurt cartons on bits of string) means I am chained to the desk in Beeb HQ but my colleague Keir Murray will be taking a seat at Ibrox and sending in his musings.
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