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This Is Our Final

MIGUEL VELOSO says Sporting Lisbon's UEFA Cup quarterfinal with Rangers will be like a 180-minute final.

Both sides crashed out of the Champions League in the group stages and Sporting want to make up for that misery by winning the UEFA Cup. But midfielder Veloso (left) knows it won't be easy against the Ibrox men.

He said: "Our squads are similar and powerful. The smallest details will decide the winner.

"Having the second leg at home is an advantage but this will be like a 180-minute final.

"Rangers beat Werder Bremen so that shows how hard it will be."