Rangers’ next Europa League opponents could play WEAKER team.

According to Romanian media, FCSB’s eccentric owner, Gigi Becali, has stated that the league will take precedence over their European clash against Philippe Clement’s team at Ibrox next week. Journalist Emanuel Rosu claims on social media site X that Becali has stated that the feeling would be reflected in FCSB’s team selection for the game against Rangers, as they look to rebound in domestic matters.

Steaua Bucharest is fourth in the Europa League table after only two games. However, in the Romanian Super Liga, they are ranked sixth. The Europa League encounter at Ibrox comes between this weekend’s derby against Dinamo Bucharest and another derby against Neil Lennon’s previous team, Rapid Bucharest, a week later. Madcap owner Becali has said that he will be monitoring and coaching the team from his bed in Romania.

He is cited as saying, “The same team that will play for Dinamo will also play for Rapid.” “In the Cup with Dinamo, the team that will play against Rangers will compete, not the stars. “Any European match that will be at home is to please the fans, because that’s why they spent millions on tickets, so that their team could win.” It is unclear how accurate this will be as a representation of manager Elias Charalambous’ thinking. However, if accurate, that is wonderful news for the Scottish Premiership team.