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    Rangers next Europa League opponent bills France clash as ‘must win’

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    MALMO, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 26: Rangers' Cyriel Dessers in action during a UEFA Europa League Matchday One League Phase match between Malmo FF and Rangers at the Eleda Stadion, on September 26, 2024, in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group) <i>(Image: Alan Harvey – SNS Group)</i>” src=”https://res.6chcdn.feednews.com/assets/v2/4d01dfb710de628ee1054c155562aa58?source=nlp&quality=uhq&format=webp&resize=720″ data-image-width=”962″ data-image-height=”589″><figcaption>MALMO, SWEDEN – SEPTEMBER 26: Rangers’ Cyriel Dessers in action during a UEFA Europa League Matchday One League Phase match between Malmo FF and Rangers at the Eleda Stadion, on September 26, 2024, in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group) (Image: Alan Harvey – SNS Group)</figcaption></figure> <p> Nice boss Franck Haise has labelled their Europa League showdown against Rangers this month a must-win game if they want to progress in the tournament. </p> <div> <p> Rangers sit in a respectable tenth place in the new-look tournament and have high hopes of finishing in the top eight which would get them automatic qualification for the Round of 16. </p> <p> Nice battled back from going 2-0 down to Twente Enschede, with ex-Rangers flop Sam Lammers netting for the Dutch side, to rescue a point. </p> <p> However, they have yet to win a match in their four games so far and sit in 31st place out of the 36 teams. </p> <p> And manager Haise knows they must beat Rangers to have any chance of making the top 24 and the play-offs. </p> <p> He said: “It’s very clear if we want to continue our progress in this competition, we must win our next game against Rangers at home. </p> <p> “That game will be decisive along with our last game of the year against Union Saint-Gilloise. </p> <p> “We have to win because we have not managed to do that after four games. </p> <p> “We can say that we managed to be resilient and the 2-2 draw is good because it looked unlikely at one stage. </p> <p> “But I cannot ignore the first hour against Twente because we were not at the required level. </p> <p> “We lost two players late on to injury and that had an impact, but I have to take responsibility for not winning a game yet.” </p> </div> </div></div> </p></div> <p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class=

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