Rangers set to face 'angry' Europa League opponents

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Angry Adrian Siemienic has demanded his Jagiellonia Bialystok players lift themselves for their trip to Glasgow this week after a shock defeat.

Rangers must recover from a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the Europa League on Thursday when the Poles visit Scotland. However, like Rangers, Jagiellonia Białystok suffered a surprise defeat in the league when they lost at home to Widzew Lodz.

And manager Siemienic knows his men will have to improve at Ibrox. He said: "There's disappointment, there's anger, because I don't feel like we deserved this defeat after this match.

"This loss against Widzew took a lot out of the team, and we now have to recover quickly for Rangers. But we lacked our usual scoring power.

"We dominated the first half in terms of the quality of our play and intensity, but we couldn't manage to score.

"So we didn't capitalise on that and lost two goals in quick succession in the second half. It's not like we didn't pose a threat, but we couldn't score.

"Generally, I always approach things with a bit of a cool head, looking at the bigger picture. We still have six points after three matches.

"I didn't play Taras Romanczuk as a precaution because I didn't want to risk his health, but he will be fine for the second leg in Scotland."

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