A place at Hampden in the final four is at stake. However, the Dark Blues will need to grab a first win at Ibrox in over two decades.
On that day in 2001, Claudio Caniggia scored, although the team had not defeated the Gers in seven years.
This includes the League Cup quarterfinal match two years prior at this same location, where Gary Bowyer’s Dee was defeated by a slim margin of 1-0.
This will be the first Rangers home game of the season at Ibrox after Hampden had to host the team due to summer stadium construction delays.
“It ought to be outstanding,” stated the Dundee manager.
“A lot of our tickets have already been sold, and I believe we will sell out.”There’s a lot of excitement about us going down there too.
“It will be a great occasion and we will train with that adrenaline, we are looking forward to it.
“My players have shown they can more than handle these types of occasions.
“I have always said the bigger the occasion the bigger the performance.
“Hopefully, that will be the case and the players will rise to the occasion.
“We are really excited about it and are doing our best to prepare for it.
“We didn’t have this at this point in the previous season, so this represents advancement for both the players and the club.”
“We are eager to try to make progress.”
Docherty acknowledges that he “hated” losing to this competition in the previous season’s group stage.
while observing the other teams compete in the knockout stages.
The Dark Blues ensured their advancement this time around by tallying an astounding 24 goals in just five games, including six twice and seven times.
“We weren’t involved at this time last season, and I detested this time last year,” Docherty continued.
We are quite excited about this tie coming into it, as you can see from our stats leading up to the game, which include the amount of games we have won and the goals we have scored.
“Our right to be there has been earned.
“Entering a large fixture creates a genuine sense of excitement and buzz.”