After recovering from an injury, Malmo will welcome back captain Anders Christiansen for this week’s Europa League matchup against Rangers.
And fellow veteran, Swedish international, Martin Olsson, will also be available for the Swedish side ahead of Thursday’s opening game.
Malmo were rocked after it was confirmed their record £1.8 million signing – former Celtic ace Sead Haksabanovic – had not recovered in time and won’t face an Old Firm reunion against Rangers.
But manager Henrik Rydstrom has confirmed that influential skipper, 34-year-old-Danish midfielder Christiansen is back fully fit along with 36-year-old Olsson.
He said: “Both players have missed some training sessions, but they fit again and are available for selection.”
And Rydstrom has a decision to make about which keeper will play against Rangers after praising back-up Ricardo Friedrich, who has played the last few matches after regular No.1 Johan Dahlin was rested.
Rydstrom said: “It’s been really good for Ricardo to get some game time and he has been excellent.
“We need two good goalkeepers and I think Ricardo is at the same level as Johan.”
Philippe Clement, meanwhile, maintained last night that James Tavernier, the captain of Rangers, had earned the thunderous cheers from the Ibrox club’s supporters when he was substituted during the Premier Sports Cup quarterfinal victory against Dundee. Following the Glasgow club’s 3-0 loss to their city rivals Celtic in a William Hill Premiership game at Parkhead at the beginning of the month, Tavernier became the focus of horrifying personal abuse. Following the Old Firm defeat, Clement expressed his displeasure at those who had “crossed a certain line.” The reigning champions had defeated Govan 3-0 to advance easily into the semi-finals.
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