The duo played in the final of the Scottish Cup on the 25th of May last season, as they lost to their rivals, Celtic, alongside bottling the league title to Green and Whites.
Their position in the league meant the absence of automatic qualification to the group phase of the UEFA Champions League.
Tonight, in Round Three of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Philippe Clement’s men take on Dynamo Kyiv at the Lublin Arena in Poland for the first leg away from home.
The second leg will be played at the Ibrox Stadium next week Tuesday, and the winner of the tie will take on whoever emerges victorious from the clash between RB Salzburg and FC Twente in the final qualification round.
Dessers, who was under fire after he hit the crossbar in Rangers’ SPFL opener against Hearts last Saturday, has revealed his side are keen to give whatever it takes to qualify for the next round.
In the same vein, Dessers’ international compatriot, Leon Balogun, who renewed his stay at the club for another year last summer, is also keen to play in the UEFA Champions League.
face one another in Portugal on Thursday night in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie, with the return leg in Switzerland on Thursday August 15.
The loser of that tie will drop into the Conference League to face the Blues for a place in the main competition.
