Rangers' hopes of a switch of date for their Uefa Cup away leg at Werder Bremen have been dashed.
Rangers meet Dundee United in the CIS Insurance Cup final on Sunday 16 March and had wanted to play the last-16 tie against the Germans on the Wednesday.
However, Bremen have arranged the match for the Thursday to suit their television coverage deal.
Therefore, the evening game will kick off less than 72 hours before Rangers line up at Hampden Park.
