Tough draw for Rangers

Rangers face a tough assignment in the Champions League group stages after being drawn to face Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart.

Barcelona, among the top seeds, will provide the Group E glamour ties for Rangers who came through qualifiers against FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade to reach the last 32.

The 2006 European champions – who visited Scotland for a summer tour earlier this summer – will be group favourites.

However French champions Lyon will not be underestimated by Rangers boss Walter Smith.

Rangers faced Stuttgart in the 2003/04 Champions League, winning at Ibrox but losing away as the Scottish giants finished bottom of their group. Stuttgart are the current German champions.