Rangers will look to go one step closer to sealing their spot in the Champions League when they take on Panathinaikos in a crucial qualifying round second leg.

New manager Russell Martin helped guide his side to a 2-0 win over the Greek side at Ibrox last week, meaning Rangers already have one foot in the third qualifying round.

But their work is not done as they prepare to enter the hostile atmosphere of Panathinaikos, playing in the searing Athens summer heat.

Should Rangers progress, they will face either Viktoria Plzen or Servette in the next stage, but elimination would see them drop into the Europa League third qualifying round. There, they would face the test of either Besiktas or Shakhtar Donetsk – arguably a tougher assignment which could jeopardise next season’s participation in European football as a whole.