Uefa fearing Rangers v Liverpool Dublin final

Uefa is bracing itself for the "extremely challenging" possibility of a Rangers v Liverpool Europa League final in Dublin.

European football's governing body has reserved the 82,000-capacity Croke Park stadium as a potential fan zone, but is concerned even that might not be enough to accommodate everyone who may travel to Dublin without a ticket for the match on May 22.

Both clubs have big followingsin ireland and remain in contention to reach the final at the Aviva Stadium, with Rangers level with Benfica heading into the second leg at Ibrox tomorrow and Liverpool 5-1 up against Sparta Prague with the return at Anfield to come.

Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said yesterday: "One of the biggest challenges for us this year could be the Europa League final.

"Under certain conditions, because of the potential teams that could qualify, this might end up being the most challenging for us.

"We know they will bring a number of supporters without tickets and then there is the issue of potential public viewing venues.

"We have already reserved Croke Park as a potential public viewing venue, but that could not be enough.

"There are a couple of pairings - I won't speculate on the names but you are clever enough to work it out - that would be extremely challenging to find ways to accommodate everybody that will be present for that game. It's not an easy operation and it is just for a couple of scenarios which would make it extremely complicated - especially with clubs who already have a large fanbase on the island of Ireland."