The sides are set to clash in Sweden on Thursday night in their Europa League league phase opener
The Europa League might be the Champions League's poor relation but some of Rangers' opponents in their section of UEFA 's second tier competition wouldn't look out of place in the premier tournament.
And the likes heavyweights Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Lyon boast budgets that would dwarf the Light Blues. However, when it comes to their league phase opener, there is no doubt Rangers have a squad worth more. In fact, Swedish side Malmo - who are romping their domestic league - have spent HALF of the total of Rangers' squad - and that's excluding the £4million the Ibrox side won't have to pay for Oscar Cortes until next summer. The biggest fee the Allsvenskan side paid is the reported £1.6million for Celtic flop Sead Haksabanovic but it's mainly modest outlays, free transfers and academy graduates. Here Record Sport examines the two squads ahead of Thursday's clash.
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