Rangers face a must-win away trip to Panathinaikos after drawing 0-0 with their Greek opponents at Ibrox in the first leg of their last 32 Uefa Cup clash.

The first 45 minutes offered little in the way of goalmouth action, but Rangers could have taken the lead when Nacho Novo broke onto a long ball from Steven Davis only to be denied by Mario Galinovic in the Panathinaikos goal.

Rangers appeared after the interval in determined mood and Galinovic, who has yet to concede in Europe this season, produced a fine double save as the shot-stopper parried a 20-yard Barry Ferguson volley and then tipped Novo's follow-up around the post.

Walter Smith introduced Daniel Cousin, who has yet to receive Fifa sanctioning for his move to Fulham, but the substitution had little impact.

Panathinaikos could have snatched a lead late on, but Rangers goalkeeper Alan McGregor produced his own double denial from Dame Ndoye to leave honours even ahead of the second leg on 21st February.

On-loan Fulham midfielder Davis made his debut but the biggest cheer when the teams were read out was reserved for fans' favourite Novo, who earned his first start since the win over Inverness in early November.