Rangers can count on a lenient refereeing efficiency in opposition to Leipzig tonight if whistler Benoit Bastien's European document is something to go by.
The Ibrox facet journey to Germany trying to preserve their unbelievable Europa League run going.
They've already crushed Borussia Dortmund to get this far and know a optimistic consequence on their travels will give them each likelihood of creating it by way of in Glasgow subsequent week.
However Rangers will must be at their finest if they're to deliver it again alive and arrange one other enormous Ibrox night time.
They're going to doubtless want a little bit of luck too and one man they'll count on a little bit of leniency from is whistler Bastien.
The 39-year-old is thought for letting issues run - in his eight video games throughout the three UEFA competitions this season, he's but to ship a single participant off.
Much more extremely, he hasn't awarded a penalty in any of the Euro video games he has run the rule over.
A younger French official, he does most of his work in his homeland and has despatched off simply three gamers in his 19 home video games.
He is additionally awarded simply 4 spot-kicks - which means his overarching document this season stands at one each 6.75 video games.
Given Rangers' six Europa League knockout video games have seen 5 awarded between them, they could be in for a change of tempo in Leipzig this night.
Bastien has refereed Rangers earlier than taking cost of their 0-0 draw with Legia Warsaw again in 2019.
That was an ill-tempered one by his requirements with six gamers booked together with Jon Flanagan and Alfredo Morelos.