Training shorts released for the season when Rangers will to look to strengthen their position in Scottish football and seal their second consecutive title after winning the league the previous campaign and ending Celtic's 10-year hegemony. The Gers competed in the group stages of the Europa League where they negotiated Lyon, Sparta Prague and Brøndby to reach a difficult knockout round playoff matchup with Borussia Dortmund. Title-winning manager Steven Gerrard departed for Aston Villa midway through the campaign, with club legend Giovanni van Bronckhorst stepping in as boss