…….Champions League and UEFA Cup

Rangers captain Barry Ferguson insists there is no time for self-pity after the Gers slumped to another Champions League defeat in Stuttgart.
The 3-2 reverse in Germany represented a second consecutive loss for Walter Smith’s men who went down 2-0 in Barcelona in their previous European outing.

An impressive start to the campaign means Rangers are already guaranteed a UEFA Cup berth but they now need at least a draw against Lyon in their final group match at Ibrox on December 12 to seal a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

A 2-2 draw against group leaders Barca on Tuesday suggests the French champions may now be a more formidable prospect than the team who slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to Rangers earlier in the tournament.

But Ferguson insists Rangers would happily have taken the do-or-die scenario heading into the final game back when they were initially drawn in the so-called group of death.

Speaking after the setback, the Rangers captain said: “Of course we are disappointed because Stuttgart were there for the taking.

“But we need to pick ourselves up quickly. We have Lyon in a couple of weeks and need to get the point that will take us through.

“It’s still in our own hands. Ideally, I would have loved it to happen in Stuttgart but it hasn’t happened, so we go into the last game looking to get into the last 16 and we would have taken that at the start of the campaign.”

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