Lyon coach Alain Perrin has played down any suggestion that Rangers are underdogs in Group E of the Champions League.
European heavyweights Barcelona are perhaps the most star-studded side in the pool while Lyon and Stuttgart are respectively champions of France and Germany.
The Scots started off their campaign with victory over Stuttgart and Perrin has short shrift for any suggestion that Rangers are the makeweights in the group.
Perrin said: "This is the Champions League which is a competition with a special atmosphere where every team gives its best. There is very little difference between any of the teams and Glasgow (Rangers) deserve to be there. What is important is that we are capable of producing our own game and if we manage to do that we will make things easier for ourselves. We will play with rhythm and enthusiasm and it won't be an easy task against a team that closes up well."
Perrin pointed out that Scotland had done the double in Euro 2008 qualifying against France, saying: "I was in Paris for the match between France and Scotland and tomorrow's match will be like that, except the result."
Perrin claimed he had not sought the advice of former Rangers boss Paul Le Guen who had an unsuccessful stint in charge of the Glaswegians last season but is now at Paris Saint-Germain.
Asked if he had contacted Le Guen, the former Troyes, Marseille, Portsmouth and Sochaux boss said: "No. We have videos and we have sufficient information to show the players and prepare them for the game."
Lyon had a poor start to qualifying with a 3-0 beating by Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Perrin said: "When you have six matches to play you have to seize every opportunity. The match has a strategic importance both in terms of points as well as tactics. It will not be easy to take the points at home against a Glasgow team that defends very well. So it's not a game of double or quits."
