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Meet the EFL journeyman who will take on Rangers in the Champions League qualifiers
Rangers in the Champions League third qualifying round on Tuesday night.Rangers travel to Belgium to face Pro League runners-up Union Saint Gilloise in the first leg of their tie as they begin their European campaign. Amongst the Union squad is 30-year-old English defender Christian Burgess, formerly of Middlesbrough, Peterborough United and Portsmouth, who could be in line to start.With injuries to two of Union's other centre-backs, the former Arsenal academy starlet is likely to be tasked with dealing with the Gers' attack as his side make their Champions League debut.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumHaving been released by Arsenal's youth set-up at the age of 12, Burgess spent time in non-league with Bishop's Stortford before joining Middlesbrough in 2012 aged 20.He later had loan spells with Hartlepool United and Peterborough before a permanent switch to Posh in 2014.