Janko Tumbasovic will captain Zeta at Ibrox |
Champions League, second qualifying round, first-leg
Date: Tuesday, 31 July
Kick-off: 2005 BST
Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
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Zeta coach Slobodan Halilovic hopes to guard against his players suffering stage-fright in Tuesday's Champions League qualifier against Rangers.
"We will try to play well at Ibrox - that is our target," he said.
"But the atmosphere at Ibrox could be a big problem for us because I have the youngest team in the Champions League.
"We expect there to be many spectators and that could be very difficult psychologically for us. I hope my team don't fear this."
Montenegro champions Zeta surprised a few when they knocked out Lithuanians Kaunas in the previous round.
But the 5-4 aggregate win was perhaps what you would expect from a side that finished third in the former united championship with Serbia before winning their country's inaugural championship last season.
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Maybe the biggest problem for Rangers will be who starts the game
Zeta coach Slobodan Halilovic |
However, Halilovic - who took over from Dejan Vukicevic last month - was playing down his side's chances in the first leg of the second round of qualifying in their debut season in the competition.
"My team has respect for Glasgow Rangers because they are a very big team," he said.
Halilovic and his players watched TV coverage of Rangers' impressive 2-0 victory over Chelsea in Saturday's pre-season friendly at Ibrox.
And he believes that opposite number Walter Smith's biggest problem will be selecting which 11 players will face Zeta.
"I watched Rangers against Chelsea and they are a very, very good team," he said.
"They were particularly good in the second half.
"They changed many players and they have a lot of choice, maybe 18 or 20 players who could play in the team.
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"Maybe the biggest problem for Rangers will be who starts the game. I think that is a big dilemma for Mr Smith.
"They have many excellent players. Their captain, Barry Ferguson, could play for any club in the world.
"We also have good, young players, but they are players for the future - we do not yet have enough experience in Europe."
Halilovic still harbours some small hope of causing another upset.
"We surprised many people in other countries with our two games against Kaunas," he said.
"It was a big result in the history of our club and gave us a lot of satisfaction.
"I have no idea what the result will be against Rangers, but we will try our best to give a good performance."