Rangers secured a passage into the Europa League quarter-finals last night following a 4-2 aggregate victory over Red Star Belgrade and it has given Scotland a boost following a major UEFA update.
With Rangers’ victory over the Serbian champions compiled with Feyenoord’s win over Partizan knocking them out of the Conference League, Scotland has secured the ninth spot on the UEFA coefficient table which guarantees the league winners automatic progression to the Champions League group stages.
Yet again Rangers are carrying the nation to continental success and enabling other sides the chance to gain regular European football, it will be interesting to see what thanks the Ibrox side get.
Rangers success in Europa League highlighted by major UEFA coefficient boost
As Serbia was Scotland’s only other competitor for the coveted ninth spot, the country can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
The Ibrox side could yet boost our coefficient further as the tie against Braga in the quarter-finals is definitely winnable as the club face a hectic end to the season.
The £40m Champions League financial windfall that awaits the winners of this seasons league championship has made it the most important title chase in recent times, with both clubs in with an equal shout.
Although a European trophy for Rangers would surely trump a league title win, it all comes down to money.
This is a run that some of our fans have never seen, I was lucky to be old enough to enjoy the run to Manchester in 2008 and this is great for a new generation of fans. A European run like this only comes once in a generation, let’s hope it ends better than last time.
In other news, John Lundstram proved exactly why Gio kept him at the club following an impressive display.
