CHELSEA blew the chance to put one foot in the Champions League knockout stage last night but their failure to beat Genk was overshadowed by another racism storm for the beleaguered club.

Genk 1 Chelsea 1

Rangers were today closing in on a landmark deal to bring Scotland striker Kenny Miller back to the club.

Rangers 0 Fiorentina 0

St Johnstone 1 Rangers 1, after extra time (Rangers won 4-3 on penalties)

Rangers have no fresh injury worries and plenty of attacking options for tomorrow’s second leg of their UEFA Cup last-32 clash with Panathinaikos.

Daniel Cousin travelled with the rest of the Rangers party to Athens this afternoon ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Cup tie against Panathinaikos.

Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

Rangers manager Walter Smith has a strong squad available for tomorrow’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League match at Falkirk.

Kris Boyd clinched his 50th goal for Rangers as they cruised into the quarter-finals of the CIS Insurance Cup.

Rangers striker Steven Naismith misses tomorrow’s CIS Insurance Cup third-round match against East Fife with an ankle injury he sustained against Aberdeen on Sunday.

Rangers pair Thomas Buffel and Ugo Ehiogu have made their comebacks from injury in a behind-closed-doors match against Queen of the South.

Amdy Faye is set to be added to Rangers’ squad for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Gretna.

Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor has recovered from the ankle knock which forced him to withdraw from the Scotland squad midweek and is fit for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Kilmarnock.

Sasa Papac has been rated doubtful for Rangers’ Champions League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade.

MARK BROWN will stand in for injured goalkeeper Artur Boruc as Celtic begin their defence of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League at home tomorrow against Kilmarnock.

Dado Prso is a doubt for Rangers‘ Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Celtic.

Rangers will recall Allan McGregor for the Old Firm derby after his UEFA Cup suspension.

RANGERS manager Alex McLeish vowed to step up his bid to sign Feyenoord striker Thomas Buffel and land a replacement for departed defender Jean-Alain Boumsong after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Tannadice.

Rangers 1 Celtic 1

Rangers 3 Kilmarnock 0

Dundee United 2 Rangers 1

Rangers took themselves to within touching distance of the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup with a win over Maccabi Haifa at Ibrox.

St Mirren 2 Rangers 3

Rangers were remaining tight-lipped on reports that Phil Bardsley has been axed from the squad for the UEFA Cup trip to Livorno after a row with manager Paul Le Guen.

Rangers 2 Molde 0 (Rangers win 2-0 on aggregate)

RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen is confident the team will progress to the group stages of the UEFA Cup after leaving Molde with a goalless draw.

Dunfermline 1 Rangers 1. RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen has demanded an improvement from his players ahead of their Ibrox showdown with Hearts at the weekend.

RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen refused to criticise Thomas Buffel after the Belgian’s profligacy in front of goal almost cost the team victory in their Bank of Scotland Premier League opener against Motherwell at Fir Park.

Linfield 0 Rangers 2

Hibernian 1 Rangers 2

Celtic 0 Rangers 0

Dundee United 1 Rangers 4

Hearts 1 Rangers 1

Villarreal 1 Rangers 1 (agg 3-3 Villarreal win on away goals)

CELTIC striker Shaun Maloney believes Roy Keane is fully prepared for his Old Firm baptism.

Motherwell 0 Rangers 1

A Peter Lovenkrands hat-trick saw Rangers finally return to winning ways at Kilmarnock.

Rangers 1 Inter Milan 1

Rangers manager Alex McLeish insists the Ibrox side can achieve a “favourable result” in their crunch Champions League match against Porto.

Dundee United 0 Rangers 0

Falkirk 2 Hearts 2

Rangers 2 Anorthosis Famagusta 0 (Rangers win 4-1 on aggregate