Borna Barisic is convinced Rangers are finding their feet in the Champions League and can remain in Europe beyond Christmas.
The Croatia international reckons Gio van Bronckhorst ’s men are still in with a shout of finishing third in Group A, despite three successive defeats to Ajax, Napoli and Liverpool and with Jurgen Klopp’s superstars heading to Ibrox next week. Barisic saw enough in the second half of Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat at Anfield to believe that with the backing of a capacity home crowd, Gers can take something from that game and target Ajax - who were smashed 6-1 by Napoli - in the battle for a Europa League drop-out place.
With the Dutch outfit having beaten Rangers 4-0 in Amsterdam, they would have to lose their three remaining games and the Scots would have to take four points. The left back is refusing to rule that out, particularly with two of their last three matches in Glasgow. Barisic said: “Liverpool are a top team. But we are growing, we are learning and I think we will be much better at Ibrox. It is our home, our crowd. They are a 12th player for us.
