Take each game as it comes. It’s one of the oldest cliches in the book. But while managers and players might stick to it – supporters can be forgiven for ignoring it. And that is certainly true when it comes to the Champions League.
Fans have the small matter of trying to beat the rush when it comes to booking up budget flights and hotels when travelling abroad to see their team. How many Rangers fans saved cash by gambling on their team reaching the Europa League Final in Seville and booking before the semi final second leg against RB Leipzig. Or, in some cases, even earlier.
So wily punters often don’t listen to the well-worn one-game-at-a-time cliche. And when it comes to the format of the Champions League draw then there is every reason to look ahead. Rangers will be in the hat for the play off round of Europe’s premier tournament without actually knowing if they will still be in the competition at that stage.
