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Alan Galindo

Rangers 'character' praised by Gio van Bronckhorst as he admits UCL 'step up' after Napoli loss

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes Rangers showed character in their defeat to Napoli as he aims to take the positives into the big weekend clash with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.

The Light Blues are yet to get off the mark in the Champions League this season as they suffered defeat in Naples. The Serie A league leaders - who are yet to taste defeat domestically or in Europe - got off to a flier with Giovanni Simeone firing home a double for the hosts inside 15 minutes. Leo Ostigard added a third with a stunning header to make it 20 group stage goals for Napoli with one game to be played. For Rangers, they have shipped 19 and only scored one.

They face Ajax at Ibrox next week in the final game of their return to Europe's top table. They still have a very slim chance of finishing third in the group over the Dutch giants - but will need to win by a five goal margin after the 4-0 defeat on matchday one gives Alfred Schreuder's side a big advantage on the head to head front while they boast a much better goal difference.

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