Liam Boyce insists Hearts have set the bar for Europe with their display against FC Zurich which had everything but a bit of luck.
The Jambos striker lamented a host of missed chances during a 1-0 loss to the Swiss champions which ended their Europa League hopes as they fell into the safety net of a Conference League group spot and the guarantee of £5million which it brings. Despite the 3-1 aggregate exit from UEFA’s secondary competition, Boyce is adamant their Tynecastle showing on Thursday night is proof they’re ready to meet the continent’s handiest teams – in Fiorentina, Istanbul Basaksehir and RFS – head on.
He said: “When I first came to the club we had been relegated, we went down a league and came back up so it shows you how far we have come. We are disappointed because of how well we played in the first half but we now have six European games to look forward to.
