Rangers host Jagiellonia Białystok in their Europa League third-round second leg on Thursday 13 August, then St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup last 16 on the weekend of 15/16 August. The calendar alone will not tell us much about the second match: if the European tie still demands the same players and full concentration in the final half-hour, that is a different preparation problem from a scoreline that allows earlier substitutions. Tonight’s score and bench use should tell us more than simply counting the days. https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/fixture-update-jagiellonia-bialystok/3Bfskw09sRmIBR39OSeaBW https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/accesslist/ https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-drawn-to-face-st-mirren-in-the-premier-sports-cup/6JhCfZZBaCG3TCAyxoMMAl
Will Rangers bench use matter against St Mirren?
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At half-time Rangers lead 1-0, but the tie is only level at 2-2 on aggregate and neither side has made a substitution. So far this is the demanding version of the schedule, not the one where Rangers can protect legs early. The final half-hour and bench use may still change that. https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/401898017