Champions League, Group E match
Date: Wednesday, 19 September
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Venue: Ibrox
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Rangers captain Barry Ferguson will receive a late fitness test after aggravating a knee injury in training. Ferguson sustained the injury at Murray Park and boss Walter Smith said he was rated doubtful for the game against the German champions. Gers midfielder Kevin Thomson will be available to Smith, despite a hamstring niggle. Lee McCulloch is suspended. Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger will miss the game after failing to recover from a foot injury. Date: Wednesday, 19 September
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Venue: Ibrox
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 810 MW Updates: BBC Sport website and mobile
BIG MATCH STATS Definitions of terms used:- Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this competition which began in 1992-93.
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56 including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded. Head-to-heads Rangers and VfB Stuttgart have met twice before, both times in the 2003-04 Champions League. On 16 September 2003 Rangers won 2-1 through goals by Christian Nerlinger and Peter Lovenkrands. Kevin Kuranyi opened the scoring for the visitors. On 26 November 2003, Stuttgart won 1-0 by a single goal by Timo Wenzel. European history Rangers' best season was 1971-72 when they won the Cup Winners' Cup. They also reached the final of that competition in 1961 and 1967. For VFB Stuttgart, this season marks their second participation in the CL. In 2003-04 they reached the last 16 on their CL debut. Current European form Rangers have not lost in 12 consecutive home matches in European competitions. Their last home defeat was on 15 December against Auxerre (0-2). They have kept clean-sheets in the last four European matches, and have drawn their last six Champions League games. The Champions League record for consecutive draws is seven and was set by AEK Athens between 17 September 2002 and 17 September 2003. Stuttgart have not won nor scored in their last three CL matches, but have won their last three European away games. Player and disciplinary info Barry Ferguson is Rangers' most experienced player in the Champions League with 20 appearances. DaMarcus Beasley (three goals) and Jean Claude Darcheville (one goal) are the only players from the current Rangers squad who have scored a CL goal. Yildiray Basturk is the most experienced Stuttgart player with 28 Champions League appearances. Ciprian Marica (two goals) and Yildiray Basturk (one goal) are the only players from the current Stuttgart squad who have scored a CL goal. Stuttgart forward Manuel Fischer will celebrate his 18th birthday on the day of the match. Other miscellaneous facts Defeat to Hearts at the weekend leaves Rangers in second place in the SPL, one point behind arch rivals Celtic. Stuttgart are in ninth place in their league, having taken seven points from the first five matches. Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56 including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded. Head-to-heads Rangers and VfB Stuttgart have met twice before, both times in the 2003-04 Champions League. On 16 September 2003 Rangers won 2-1 through goals by Christian Nerlinger and Peter Lovenkrands. Kevin Kuranyi opened the scoring for the visitors. On 26 November 2003, Stuttgart won 1-0 by a single goal by Timo Wenzel. European history Rangers' best season was 1971-72 when they won the Cup Winners' Cup. They also reached the final of that competition in 1961 and 1967. For VFB Stuttgart, this season marks their second participation in the CL. In 2003-04 they reached the last 16 on their CL debut. Current European form Rangers have not lost in 12 consecutive home matches in European competitions. Their last home defeat was on 15 December against Auxerre (0-2). They have kept clean-sheets in the last four European matches, and have drawn their last six Champions League games. The Champions League record for consecutive draws is seven and was set by AEK Athens between 17 September 2002 and 17 September 2003. Stuttgart have not won nor scored in their last three CL matches, but have won their last three European away games. Player and disciplinary info Barry Ferguson is Rangers' most experienced player in the Champions League with 20 appearances. DaMarcus Beasley (three goals) and Jean Claude Darcheville (one goal) are the only players from the current Rangers squad who have scored a CL goal. Yildiray Basturk is the most experienced Stuttgart player with 28 Champions League appearances. Ciprian Marica (two goals) and Yildiray Basturk (one goal) are the only players from the current Stuttgart squad who have scored a CL goal. Stuttgart forward Manuel Fischer will celebrate his 18th birthday on the day of the match. Other miscellaneous facts Defeat to Hearts at the weekend leaves Rangers in second place in the SPL, one point behind arch rivals Celtic. Stuttgart are in ninth place in their league, having taken seven points from the first five matches. Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
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