Rangers see off Stuttgart

Rangers 2 Stuttgart 1

Kevin Kuranyi had given the Germans the lead on the stroke of half-time but Christian Nerlinger and Peter Lovenkrands gave Alex McLeish’s men the perfect start to the group stages.

Gers boss Alex McLeish named just two survivors of the last Champions League game at Ibrox, a 2-2 draw with Monaco on November 7 2000. They were Michael Mols and Fernando Ricksen but McLeish was able to call upon goalkeeper Stefan Klos and new recruits Henning Berg and Emerson experienced at this level.