Rangers fans won’t want to tempt fate but, equally, will be keen to avoid the rush for flights and accommodation if they reach the Europa League Final in Seville.
Football supporters are switched on when it comes to finding the cheapest travel routes to European destinations.
The scramble for budget flights usually starts as soon as the balls have been picked out of the bowl at UEFA’s HQ in Nyon.
Rangers fans have experience of their next destination having played Europa League quarter-final opponents Braga a couple of years ago.
It was seen as the most favourable draw they could have got in the last eight but is by no means a gimme.
And even if they do get past the Portuguese outfit they would then still have to overcome the hurdle in the form of Atalanta or RB Leipzig to reach the Final.
However, having already seen off previous tournament favourites Borussia Dortmund then it’s not beyond Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his men.
That’s why hopeful punters have already started the search for the cheapest and best routes to the Andalusian capital and here’s all you need to know.
When is the Europa League final?
The final takes place on May 18 at Sevilla's Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
How can you buy tickets?
Tickets are not yet on sale but fans can register their interest in the Final by creating an account on the Ticket Portal.
What is the cheapest route to Seville?
There are no direct flights to Seville and any trip from Scotland would require a change in either London or Alicante. However, fans could take the option of flying to either Faro or Malaga with budget airlines from Glasgow or Edinburgh with both destinations just a couple of hours by train to Seville.
Currently, return flights are coming in at just over £100 which is a bargain and some will take their chances in the hope Rangers get there and go to the final regardless - or take the hit if they are eliminated.
What about hotels?
Two nights in the 4* Hotel Palacio Alcazar, arriving the day before the game and staying for two nights, would set you back £779. It's less than a mile from the city centre and easy to reach all the famous landmarks. There is the option of the less expensive Hotel Exe Isla Cartuja for less than £600 but not as ideally located.
What is Seville like?
Celtic fans of course created memories in Seville to last a lifetime despite the heartbreak of an extra time defeat in the UEFA Cup final in 2003.
An estimated 80,000 fans made the trip, many without tickets, to back Martin O’Neill’s men against the Portuguese side.
That game took place in the Olympic Stadium in Seville and not the venue Rangers aiming to get to in May.
West Ham United, though, were in the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán after taking on Seville in the last-32 and David Moyes and his men will be hoping to get back there after seeing off the Spaniards.
If Rangers fans book up and the Ibrox side don’t make the Final then could still enjoy a great city break and maybe even get a ticket between the two competing sides.
But if they choose to miss the game then there is plenty to see and do in the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain.
They could visit the cathedral in the city and supporters, if Rangers are in the final, will no doubt gather at the Plaza de España which is one of the most picturesque spots.
