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Four Rangers players risk suspension in their Europa League quarter-final clash against Athletic Club on Thursday. Jefte , Nicolas Raskin, Hamza Igamane , and Connor Barron each have two yellow cards. A booking in this match will see them miss the return leg in Bilbao.
Europa League rules state a three-yellow-card tally before the semi-finals results in a one-match suspension. Read more: Joe Aribo suffers second relegation in three years since leaving Rangers 'One day' - Former Greece star backs Ange Postecoglou to return to Celtic Interim head coach Barry Ferguson is already down two players for the tie-opener, with Mohamed Diomande and John Souttar out due to accumulated bookings in earlier stages. All yellow cards will be reset after the quarter-finals.
Ferguson has acknowledged the quality of their opponents, Athletic Club, as they aim to bounce back from Saturday's defeat to Hibernian. Ferguson said: "I know they're a quality team. "But again, these are the games where you don't need to really motivate people because you're in Europe.
"It's a different kind of atmosphere. "That doesn't concern me." Rangers are aware that a victory over the Basque side will set up a semi-final showdown against either Manchester United or Lyon.
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