[2] Rangers were required to play a preliminary round in the competition where they beat Ferencváros from Hungary 5-4 on aggregate.

[3] Fiorentina, who were managed by Hungarian Nándor Hidegkuti, were the recent Coppa Italia winners and had reached the final of the European Cup four years earlier.

[3] Rangers were managed by Scot Symon and had reached the semi-final of the European Cup the previous year.

Since the start of the 1960-61 season , the all-Scottish Rangers team also included Jim Baxter who would go on to become a legendary figure of the club.

Rangers top scorer Jimmy Millar missed the first leg through injury but featured in the return match.