Some Rangers fans probably still haven’t recovered from the ignominy of seeing their side finish with the worst ever Champions League group stage record this season after a campaign that saw them end up with zero points and a few hammerings
But a new season always brings fresh hope and supporters will be starting to look ahead at what the European football might have to offer in 2023/24. They have a new manager for a start in Michael Beale although for all Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s time in charge at Ibrox did have a disappointing end, the Dutchman did at least manage to lead them into the Champions League group stage to earn a £30 million payday and that came just a couple of months after reaching the Europa League final.
So Michael Beale does face that daunting early season challenge of trying to negotiate the qualifiers. The Champions League final takes place at Wembley next season but it’s unlikely Rangers fans will be planning for that. But it doesn’t mean they can’t at least try and compete with the big guns in the group stage. Here Record Sport looks at some of the key dates on the UEFA calendar for fans to look out for.
