Rangers' route to final

We look at Rangers' journey to the UEFA Cup final, starting way back in July.

Rangers will face Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup final on Wednesday, completing a journey in Europe which began in the Champions League second qualifying round last July. Here, we look at their route to the May 14 final. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND July 31: Rangers 2 FK Zeta 0 August 7: FK Zeta 0 Rangers 1 Rangers eventually came through comfortably. They led after goals at Ibrox from David Weir and Nacho Novo, despite Alan Hutton being sent off. Walter Smith's side finished the job away from home when DaMarcus Beasley netted the only goal. THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND August 14: Rangers 1 Red Star Belgrade 0 August 28: Red Star Belgrade 0 Rangers 0With a place in the group stages at stake, substitute Novo fired home the only goal of the tie in the last minute of the first leg in Glasgow, and then Rangers' defence held out in Serbia a fortnight later. GROUP E September 19: Rangers 2 Stuttgart 1 Stuttgart went in front through Mario Gomez, but Rangers were inspired by full-back Hutton as they fought back. The Scotland star set up Charlie Adam for a fine equaliser, and the defender won the penalty which Jean-Claude Darcheville netted for the winner. October 2: Lyon 0 Rangers 3 Startling result for both sides as goals from summer signings Lee McCulloch, Daniel Cousin and Beasley stunned the French champions. October 23: Rangers 0 Barcelona 0 Rangers were accused of playing "anti-football" by Barcelona star Lionel Messi after an attritional battle with the Spanish giants. November 7: Barcelona 2 Rangers 0 Rangers were well beaten at the Nou Camp, with Thierry Henry and Messi scoring. The scoreline barely reflected Barcelona's dominance. November 27: Stuttgart 3 Rangers 2 Ciprian Marica's late winner for Stuttgart secured the Germans' first win in the competition. Adam and Barry Ferguson had earlier scored for Rangers. December 12: Rangers 0 Lyon 3 Needing just a draw, the home side were thumped by Lyon who exacted revenge for their October defeat to Rangers. Darcheville's late red card summed up the frustration. UEFA CUP LAST 32 February 13: Rangers 0 Panathinaikos 0 February 21: Panathinaikos 1 Rangers 1 Panathinaikos defended stubbornly at Ibrox and a brilliant early strike from defender Ioannis Goumas gave the Greeks the lead in Athens. But Novo came up with another priceless European goal nine minutes from time to rock the home side, and Rangers edged through thanks to their away goal. LAST 16 March 6: Rangers 2 Werder Bremen 0 March 13: Werder Bremen 1 Rangers 0 Goals from Daniel Cousin and Steven Davis gave Rangers a lead to take to Germany, after Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese made two costly errors. The Bundesliga side dominated the second leg but only had a goal from Diego to show for their efforts as Allan McGregor defied them. QUARTER-FINAL April 3: Rangers 0 Sporting Lisbon 0 April 10: Sporting Lisbon 0 Rangers 2 Rangers looked in real danger after a scoreless first leg, but they defied expectations again by winning in style in Portugal. Darcheville shot them ahead on the hour mark in Lisbon, before Steven Whittaker's solo strike in stoppage time put the seal on victory. SEMI-FINAL April 24: Rangers 0 Fiorentina 0 May 1: Fiorentina 0 Rangers 0 (Rangers win 4-2 on penalties) Injuries and suspensions were taking their toll on Rangers, so a goalless first leg was a decent result. They defended almost all the way through the entire 120 minutes of the second leg in Florence, before coming from behind to win the penalty shoot-out, with Novo converting the decisive spot-kick.