RANGERS will be among the top seeds for the Europa League group phase - but it WON'T make their draw any easier.
And they could be paired with Manchester United or Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham in mouthwatering Battles of Britain.
Philippe Clement's side crashed out of the Champions League with a 3-1 aggregate loss to Dynamo Kyiv.
They fall straight into the new-look group stages of the Europa League and don't have to feature in this month's play-off round.
Due to the club's high coefficient - which was boosted by reaching the 2022 Europa League final in Seville - they'll be in the first pot of nine seeds.
But unlike in previous seasons, this won't guarantee they miss the other big hitters in the competition.
Like the Champions League, this season's Europa League group stage will feature 36 teams for the first time.
All 36 teams will play eight matches against different opponents in a single league.
For the purpose of the draw, the clubs are divided into four pots according to the club ranking.
Each club will be drawn against two opponents from EACH of the four pots, playing one match at home and one match away against them.
Clubs from the same country will not be drawn against each other in the league phase - meaning Gers couldn't face Hearts if they reached the group phase.
Each team plays at most against a maximum of two opponents from any other country.
Gers could even face Dynamo Kyiv again if the Ukrainians fail to get past Salzburg in the Champions League play-off round.
The provisional pots - ahead of the conclusion of Europa League qualifying this month - stands as follows:
Pot One: Roma, Manchester United, Porto, Ajax, Rangers, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Tottenham, Real Sociedad.
Pot Two: Alkmaar, Braga, Olympiakos, Lille, Lyon, PAOK Salonika, LASK Linz, Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Pot Three: Ferencvaros, Qarabag, Galatasaray, Molde, Viktoria Plzen, Bodo/Glimt, Union SG, Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets
Pot Four: Midtjylland, Partizan Belgrade, Malmo, Athletic Bilbao, Hoffenheim, Nice, APOEL Nicosia, Anderlecht, FC Twente.