Thomas Buffel will be back in Glasgow to catch up with some old team mates as Rangers tackle Club Brugge on Tuesday. ‌

He’ll likely meet up with Barry Ferguson , Nacho Novo and Alex Rae amongst others ahead of sitting down for the first leg of the pressure pot play-off for a spot in the Champions League . ‌

Together the quartet were a key part of the Gers side that stormed to the last 16 of the competition under Alex McLeish 20 years ago - agonisingly crashing out to the La Liga side on away goals after a 2-2 draw at Ibrox was followed by a 1-1 draw in Spain. ‌

That run remains one of Buffel’s career highlights. But times have changed, the competition has changed, and these days Rangers are doing well just to reach the main stage never mind the knockouts.

A place in that

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