Rangers face Man Utd & Spurs in Europa League

Rangers will play Manchester United and Tottenham successful nan convention shape of nan Europa League.

Philippe Clement's Scottish Premiership runners-up, will beryllium distant to Manchester United and astatine location to Spurs, who are managed by erstwhile Celtic leader Ange Postecoglou.

The Ibrox side, who were knocked retired of nan Champions League qualifiers by Dynamo Kyiv, will besides return connected Lyon, Olympiacos, Union Saint-Gilloise, Malmo, Nice and Steaua Bucharest.

The fixture dates will beryllium announced connected Saturday.

All nan teams will beryllium successful 1 36-team convention phase, arsenic compared to nan past format of 8 four-team groups. It intends much matches betwixt nan biggest teams.

Teams who decorativeness successful nan apical 8 will suffice automatically for nan past 16, while those who spot ninth to 24th will compete successful a two-legged knockout play-off for nan chance to subordinate them.

From nan past 16 onwards, nan Europa League will proceed to travel its existing format.

Each squad will play a minimum of 8 - alternatively of six - matches.

The convention shape will now tally until nan extremity of January alternatively of ending earlier Christmas.

Hearts, 3rd successful nan Premiership past season, will beryllium successful Pot 4 of seeds successful nan Conference League tie later connected Friday.

Steven Naismith's broadside had been successful nan Europa League play-off information but mislaid 2-0 connected aggregate to Viktoria Plzen.

Like nan Europa and Champions League tournaments, 36 teams will compete successful nan caller convention shape of nan Conference League.

However, teams successful nan third-tier title will play six games betwixt September and December.

The apical 8 advancement straight to nan information of 16, nan adjacent 16 compete to subordinate them while nan bottommost 12 are eliminated.