Rangers had only lost once to Belgian opposition, on this site and against Liege some 60 years ago, and Steven Gerrard’s side approached the game on the crest of a wave following the weekend win over Celtic.
After seeing off Galatasaray to set up a group section with Benfica, Lech Poznan and tonight's hosts, the players had a platform to perform and a standard to uphold.
And they did that in some testing conditions with lashing rain and then a flooded pitch bordering on unplayable – but they saw it out with a first half James Tavernier penalty and a second-half wonder goal from Kemar Roofe.
Player ratings scale - 10: One of best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: Terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of worst performances you've seen.
And they did that in some testing conditions with lashing rain and then a flooded pitch bordering on unplayable – but they saw it out with a first half James Tavernier penalty and a second-half wonder goal from Kemar Roofe.