Rangers narrowly missed out on their first European trophy for 50 years after dropping on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt within the Europa League closing on Wednesday and the consequence of the defeat was not misplaced on supervisor Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Victory would have introduced not solely silverware for the Scottish aspect but in addition an automated place within the profitable group stage of subsequent season’s Champions League.
As a substitute Rangers should battle its means by means of the third qualifying spherical after which the play-off spherical with the intention to be part of rivals and Scottish champions Celtic within the group stage.
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Former Barcelona and Netherlands full-back Van Bronckhorst stated Rangers had proven that it had the standard to play on the elite European stage.
“We confirmed it in the present day however subsequent season we have now to start out once more,” he stated.
“No, it isn’t sure we shall be on this stage. We’ll work arduous and ensure we develop as a staff. And we wish to be on the stage and so you recognize subsequent 12 months we have now to do it once more. And we begin from zero and we’ll work arduous to get silverware subsequent season.”
Rangers’ solely continental prize got here in 1972 when it beat Dynamo Moscow within the now-discontinued European Cup Winners’ Cup.
The membership, 55-times Scottish champions, has needed to get well from monetary troubles which led them to be demoted to the third tier of Scottish soccer solely returning to the highest flight in 2016.
Van Bronckhorst was stuffed with reward for the best way his staff had carried out all through a marketing campaign the place few anticipated them to achieve the ultimate.
“I am very happy with them. As a result of we needed to have challenges with accidents in loads of video games we performed however we at all times give all the things, in the present day as nicely,” he stated.
“We had our possibilities, a giant probability simply earlier than (the top of additional) time with Ryan (Kent)… an excellent save. After which in fact with the penalties, it is a lottery and we weren’t on the on the best aspect,” added the Dutchman.
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Rangers captain James Tavernier discovered the defeat arduous to take.
“I’m devastated. I’m happy with each single one of many lads, the membership and the followers,” he stated.
“We wished to make everybody proud however we didn’t recover from the road. To lose on penalties it hurts. We went toe-to-toe with them.”
