Rangers visit a Leipzig side with a preference for dramatization in their Uefa Europa League elimination round while West Ham look for a subsequent home success against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Rangers' James Tavernier, Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku, West Ham's Michail Antonio and Frankfurt's Filip Kostic.
An all-German Uefa Europa League last remaining parts on the cards as Rangers visit Leipzig in one of the current week's elimination round openers while West Ham have Eintracht Frankfurt in the other.
All of Leipzig's Europa League goals up to this point
Leipzig have seen off top-class European competitors in this season's knockout stage - first Real Sociedad and afterward Atalanta after a bye through the round of 16 - however have been compelled to accomplish the hardest work away from home having drawn the home legs of both of those ties.
The side from the previous East Germany are at home again for the first leg of their elimination round, and will expect an outcome on the size of their main past home experience with a Scottish side: a 2-0 win against Celtic in the 2018/19 Uefa Europa League bunch stage.
Without harmed striker Alfredo Morelos, Rangers could appear to be a less overwhelming suggestion, yet Leipzig coach Domenico Tedesco knows Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side are not kidding competitors. "They took Borussia Dortmund out north of two legs, and when they can take out groups of that type, you get a feeling of the quality Rangers have," he said.
All West Ham's Europa League goals up to this point
West Ham's most renowned European achievement came to the detriment of German rivals, the east London side defeating 1860 München 2-0 in the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup last at Wembley. They then, at that point, beat Eintracht north of two legs in the elimination rounds of the 1975/76 contest, winning 3-1 at home after a 2-1 misfortune in Frankfurt, just to miss the mark in the decider against Anderlecht.
Assuming they are to add a second mainland prize to their bureau, the Hammers might need to beat two Bundesliga sides: first Frankfurt, and afterward possibly Leipzig in the decider. David Moyes is empowering his side to walk tall, saying: "We're not top choices, but rather I believe the players should imagine that they are."
Frankfurt stunned the world when they wiped out Barcelona in the last round, winning 3-2 at the Camp Nou, however coach Oliver Glasner cautioned his side that "it needs composed attitudes now" as they close in on a potential all-German decider. Like West Ham, Frankfurt beat a German side to win their main European prize to date, pushing out Borussia Mönchengladbach on away goals in the 1980 Uefa Cup last.
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