Rangers have landed Monaco or PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League play-off round.
The Light Blues are in third qualifying round first leg competition tonight against Belgian club Union-Saint Gilloise, with the match taking place away from home before a second leg at Ibrox next Tuesday. Beforehand, they have discovered who they may play in the play-off round, and it's a tough tie against either the Ligue 1 or Eredivisie sides who are no strangers to European competition.
Light Blues boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst knows the importance of reaching the group stages of this competition. It would bring three huge matches to Govan while also granting Rangers a multi-million prize pool which Celtic have already obtained by securing safe passage to that phase by winning last season's Premiership.
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Defender Connor Goldson is focused on getting the job done against Belgian opposition first before casting eyes towards future Champions League ties on the continent.
He said: "I think it’s the pinnacle of football and the place where every player wants to play. But that wasn’t just the reason I signed my new contract.
“Champions League football has been part of the agenda for the past few years. Last year we weren’t able to make it so hopefully this year we can and then make it a regular occurrence.
“I think with the players we have brought in over the summer, when we play 11 v 11 in training it’s by far the strongest 22 players since I have been involved and we will need it for the season ahead.”
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