The latest UEFA club rankings are out and Rangers fans will love the position that the Ibrox club find themselves in on the list of every club in Europe.
Rangers are 55th in the latest rankings, a number which is close to the hearts Gers fans with the club closing in on a hallowed 55th league title.
Football is a funny old game at times and this will be enough to send the superstitious amongst us into overdrive with the number being a sign of the good times at Ibrox.
Rangers rose in the rankings courtesy of coefficient points gained from a 4-3 win against Belgian side Royal Antwerp with the club’s position made even more impressive by the fact Rangers have only competed in Euro competition for three seasons out of the last ten.
Steven Gerrard has qualified for the Europa League group stages every single year of his Ibrox tenure with the only other European campaign since 2012 – under Pedro Caixinha – ending in disaster in Luxembourg before it even got started.
And the Gers will have their sights on going even further up the rankings than 55 as they look to host Royal Antwerp at Ibrox next week and potentially continue to the Last 16 of the competition.
Rangers’ rise up the rankings is also a huge testament to the progress made under Gers manager Steven Gerrard.
The club rankings are based on coefficient scores with Steven Gerrard’s form in Europe making the Light Blues the most improved team in Europe since the Ibrox gaffer took charge [Daily Record].
Rangers will now be hoping to reach the Last 16 after the impressive win in Antwerp – here’s how the players rated in the crazy encounter.
