• Steven Whittaker scored a superb goal the last time Rangers met Sporting Lisbon in Europe in 2008
The Glasgow club were victorious over Sporting Lisbon during their Uefa Cup campaign in 2008, drawing 0-0 at Ibrox and winning 2-0 in Portugal.
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The winners of that tie will go on to play either Lille or PSV Eindhoven in the following round.
The draw in full:
Round of 32 matches to be played 17 & 24 February 2011.
Napoli v Villarreal
Rangers v Sporting
Sparta Prague v Liverpool
Anderlecht v Ajax
Lech Poznan v Braga
Besiktas v Dynamo Kiev
Basle v Spartak Moscow
Young Boys v Zenit St Petersburg
Aris Salonika v Man City
PAOK Salonika v CSKA Moscow
Sevilla v FC Porto
Rubin Kazan v FC Twente
Lille v PSV
Benfica v VfB Stuttgart
BATE v PSG
FC Metalist Kharkiv v Bayer Leverkusen
Round of 16 matches to be played 10 & 17 March 2010.
Benfica or VfB Stuttgart v BATE or PSG
Besiktas or Dynamo Kiev v Aris Salonika or Man City
Rubin Kazan or FC Twente v Young Boys or Zenit St Petersburg
PAOK Salonika or CSKA Moscow v Sevilla or FC Porto
Lille or PSV v Rangers or Sporting
FC Metalist Kharkiv or Bayer Leverkusen v Napoli or Villarreal
Anderlecht or Ajax v Basle or Spartak Moscow
Sparta Prague or Liverpool v Lech Poznan or Braga