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Plzen game postponed before Ibrox trip

Plzen game postponed before Ibrox trip

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Viktoria Plzen's domestic match this weekend has been postponed to allow the Czech side to "fully concentrate" on the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Rangers at Ibrox on Tuesday.Miroslav Koubek's team were due to visit Mlada Boleslav on Saturday in the third match of the league season, but have succeeded in their request to the Czech FA for a call-off.Plzen overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit with a 3-1 away win at Servette on Wednesday night to advance to the third-round qualifier against Russell Martin's side."Due to Tuesday's match in Glasgow and the associated travel, we asked the LFA and Mlada Boleslav to postpone Saturday's match," said club spokesman Vaclav Hanzlik."We greatly appreciate that both sides have agreed to this and we can now fully concentrate on the very important third qualifying round match of the Champions League, which is important in terms of the coefficient for Czech football as a whole."Should Rangers make it past Plzen, a new SPFL rule means they will be able to postpone their Scottish Premiership visit to St Mirren on August 23 before the second leg of their Champions League play-off.
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