The Ibrox outfit have been drawn to face Sevilla, Stuttgart and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni in Group G.
Following heavy defeats to Sevilla and Unirea Urziceni at Ibrox, Rangers' deficiencies at this level were again cruelly exposed.
He was forced off during his team's 4-1 aggregate win over Unirea Urziceni in their Europa League tie on Thursday.
Unirea started brightly again after the break but their already bleak hopes were dashed when Gerrard slotted in Liverpool's third.
Sevilla of Spain will compete in Group G alongside Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers, Germany's Stuttgart, and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni.
Arsenal have been drawn against AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos and Standard Liege, while Rangers will play Sevilla, Stuttgart and Unirea Urziceni.
Burley parted company with Scotland in November following poor results and the Unirea Urziceni coach, Romanian Dan Petrescu, could be in the frame.
Stuttgart, Sevilla and a humiliating thrashing from Romanian minnows Unirea Urziceni meant Rangers had no chance of making an impact a year ago.
Walter Smith's men were humbled at home on three occasions, with Stuttgart's 2-0 success following in the wake of 4-1 thumpings from Sevilla and Unirea.
Confusion in the Unirea area saw a half-clearance dribble to the Argentine midfielder 25 yards out and a powerful strike flew into the back of the net.
It's a big week ahead for Babbel, whose side must beat Romania's Unirea Urziceni at home on Wednesday to progress from Group G in the Champions League.
In the other group match, Brazilian duo Luis Fabiano and Renato grabbed the goals as Sevilla opened their campaign with a 2-0 win over Romanian debutants Unirea Urziceni.
In truth, Unirea looked a shadow of the side that destroyed Rangers 4-1 at Ibrox earlier in the season but did trouble their more esteemed visitors from set-pieces throughout.
Russian international Pogrebnyak also scored in Stuttgart's win over Unirea Urziceni as they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League and he gave his side the perfect start.
The Reds' zonal marking system looked all at sea once more and it was no surprise that a failure to pick players up was directly responsible for Unirea's opening goal.
Rangers, in pot two, could have faced any of the English clubs but appear to have been handed a relatively favourable draw that includes the unknown quantity of Unirea Urziceni.
Stuttgart will now battle it out with Unirea Urziceni for the remaining qualifying spot, with the Germans looking forward to a home tie against the Romanians, who stunned Sevilla 1-0 to move two points clear in second place.
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