Rangers will travel to Istanbul for the first time in almost 24 years this evening as they face Turkish giants Fenerbahce in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Interim boss Barry Ferguson will be hoping for a huge improvement from his team, with his struggling squad entering the mammoth clash in Türkiye on the back of three successive home defeats to Motherwell, St Mirren and Queen’s Park respectively.
Currently second-place in the Turkish top flight, Jose Mourinho’s side are favourites heading into the game, though tonight’s game will be just the third meeting between the sides in their history, having previously only met in qualifying for the 2001-02 Champions League. The Turkish side progressed that time, winning the tie on aggregate after securing a 0-0 draw at Ibrox on the back of a 2-1 home win in the first-leg.
But what happened to the starting XI from Rangers’ last meeting against Fenerbahce in Istanbul? With three Ibrox Hall of Famers, a Rangers cult hero turned carpenter and an EPL scout, we assess at what happened to the Rangers team that lost 2-1 to Fenerbache in 2001.
13. Sub: Claudio Caniggia
Who could forget the Argentinian international? A World Cup runner up in 1990, and a Copa America winner in 1991, Caniggia spent the latter part of his career in the Scottish top flight playing for both Rangers and Dundee prior to his 2004 retirement with Qatar Sports Club. Since retirement, updates on Caniggia's whereabouts have been limited. However, it appears he has some involvement in football still, where he is reported to represent of the head coach of Instituto, Pedro Troglio. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602 Photo: SNS Group
14. Sub: Stephen Hughes
Still a teenager when he climbed off the bench in Istanbul, Hughes stayed at Rangers for a further four seasons before departing to sign for Leicester City. After playing over 100 times for the Foxes, he went on to have a fairly nomadic career, playing for Motherwell, Norwich City, MK Dons, Aberdeen, East Fife and Dundee. Capped once by Scotland, Hughes retired in 2014 | SNS Group 0141 221 3602