Rangers v Malmo: Boot now on other foot for Adrian Mrowiec

Adrian Mrowiec is well versed when it comes to upsets in European competition. The Pole was part of the FBK Kaunas team that inflicted what was branded as Rangers' worst defeat in their entire history playing on the continent.

Three years on from that Champions League aggregate win that left Rangers bruised and cursing the loss of a potential 10 million group stage bounty, Mrowiec and Hearts will look to avoid any embarrassing slip-ups in Thursday's Europa League return leg against Hungarian minnows Paksi.

Jamie Hamill's valuable away goal in first-half stoppage time from the penalty spot in midweek at the Sostoi stadium earned Jim Jefferies' side a 1-1 draw after falling behind against the run of play to Istvan Sipeki's 32nd-minute strike.

Home advantage swings the tie in Hearts' favour for the second leg but Paksi, like Kaunas, have a knack for defying the odds.

In their maiden season of European football, they've exceeded all expectations by reaching the third qualifying round. They held Tromso to a 1-1 home draw in the previous stage before emerging with a stunning 3-0 victory in Norway to progress.

"I think we can finish the job but we have to be very careful," warned Mrowiec. "Just look back at their first-leg game and then the win in Norway. They've shown they can go away from home and win and they'll try to do that in Edinburgh.

"I played for Kaunas against Rangers a few years ago and no one gave us any hope of beating them. That night showed anything is possible in football. No one could believe it but we beat them in a Champions League qualifying match. I also watched their game against Malmo last week.

"Maybe Rangers thought they would win that one too, but the same thing happened again - it was just like Kaunas. I think it has shown again that there are no easy games in Europe any more and that's why we have to be wary on Thursday night.

"I can't say we are favourites but I think, given the quality of our team and the way the tie is, that we have a good chance.

"But I would never write them off. From my point of view, we just have to focus on scoring and take it from there."

Unlike Paksi, who rely on a core support of just over 1,000 for their matches, Hearts hope to be roared on by a full house at the 17,000-capacity Tynecastle stadium.

The famous old ground is often regarded as one of the most atmospheric in Scottish football and Mrowiec believes their opponents will be intimidated by the partisan home crowd.

He added: "Coming to Tynecastle will be a totally different experience for them.

"We will have a big crowd that will make a lot of noise and they will have to handle that.

"It will be very different for Paksi. We're used to playing in front of big crowds and they'll have to worry about that and the football.

"It's massive for us. The support in Scotland is a lot bigger than they're used to in Hungary."I hope we can win for them.

"It's so important for the club to reach the next round. We know what is at stake and we have to win. It's as simple as that."