Philippe Clement received flowers from Kris Boyd in recognition of his “huge” accomplishment of leading Rangers to a top-eight finish in the Europa League.
After Nicolas Raskin and Vaclav Cerny earned a 2-1 victory against Union SG at Ibrox on Thursday (30 January) in the last league phase encounter, the Gers will skip the knockout playoff stage and go directly to the round of 16.
Following their league phase matches against four of the top eight teams, Rob Wotton asked Boyd for his opinion on the Light Blues’ Europa League triumph live on Sky Sports News on February 5, 10:27 a.m.
“Huge,” he said. Even if [Rangers] were unlucky, they managed to get back into the game when you look at [the games against] Manchester United, Olympiakos, and Spurs.
They travel to Olympiakos and end up with a tie. They thrashed Rangers at Ibrox, but Lyon was the other. Rangers haven’t had the easiest Europa League campaigns, so I believe they should take a look at it and think about the games they’ve played to be in the situation they were in.However, you have to give Philippe Clement and the players a lot of credit since they managed to go to the round of 16.
Europa League triumph is possible for Rangers.
The 10-point difference between Rangers and Celtic indicates that Rangers still have a chance to win the Scottish Premiership this season, despite Chris Sutton’s warning to the contrary.
The Gers have too much work to do to catch up to their Glaswegian rivals after Clement‘s early-season slump, which included a 3-0 setback at Celtic Park in the season’s first Old Firm rivalry.
The Light Blues are certain of a position in the round of 16, but their performance on the European stage has been quite different from their SPFL form.
Despite what many people think, the Europa League season is actually making money. On January 21, financial analyst Dan Plumley told Ibrox News that Rangers would get at least £10 million if they finished in the top eight.
The Gers might not be the favorites to make it to the May 21 final in Bilbao, but the further they advance in the competition, the larger the total cash award at the conclusion of the season will be.
Any boost to the finances is more than welcome, especially because Nils Koppen has once again failed to get rid of the deadwood at Ibrox. The only significant senior departure during the winter transfer window was Rabbi Matondo’s loan with a buyout option to Hannover.
Rangers has faced the top teams in the league this year, though, and despite a patchy record, they have a chance to go to the Europa League’s final stages this year.
In other Rangers news, it has been suggested that a “incredible” Gers ace will be successful away from Ibrox.
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