The Glasgow giants, the solitary British representatives in the last eight, will face the Portuguese club at Ibrox on April 3 before travelling for the return leg on April 10.

Should they win their tie against the side who knocked Barclays Premier League strugglers Bolton out of the competition this week, Rangers would take on either Fiorentina or PSV Eindhoven in the semi-finals.

The Light Blues' reward for knocking German side Werder Bremen out in the last 16 is to avoid the tournament favourites Bayern Munich, who they could not now face until the final.

Should they make it through to the last four, Rangers will have the chance to avenge one of the defeats suffered by Everton or Tottenham, who were knocked out on penalties by Fiorentina and PSV, respectively, on Wednesday.

Bayern have been drawn against Primera Liga representatives Getafe, with the winner of that tie facing the victor of Bayer Leverkusen v Zenit St Petersburg.

The semi-finals will take place on April 24 and May 1, with the final scheduled for May 14 at the City of Manchester stadium.

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Rangers manager Walter Smith has been delighted with his team's progress in the competition and believes they could advance beyond the quarter-finals.

Speaking this lunchtime, just prior to the draw, Smith said: "I don't know how far we can go. We can only continue to try to win it.

"There was a little bit of disappointment dropping down from the Champions League into the UEFA Cup.

"But once you get over the first-round game (in the knock-out stages) as we did with Panathinaikos you start to pick up again."