Rangers exit from the Champions League could be a “blessing”.
Danny Murphy, a former midfielder for Liverpool, feels that Philippe Clement’s team has a better chance of competing in the Europa League. The Light Blues had drawn 1-1 in Poland the previous week, but on Tuesday night they were defeated 2-0 at Hampden Park by Dynamo Kyiv.
Rangers lost out on a possible £40 million bonanza should they have advanced past RB Salzburg and into the new top-tier league phase. As a result of the Champions League third qualifying round setback, Rangers are now playing at a temporary home due to delays in building works at Ibrox.
Clement acknowledged that given the situation the Rangers are in, transfer targets will need to adjust. Murphy, meanwhile, believes the Scottish powerhouses have escaped even greater disgrace.
Regarding Rangers’ present standing in European football, Murphy said to talkSPORT: “I believe that from a footballing standpoint, they are attempting to close the gap with Celtic.” “They would face even tougher competition in the Champions League, which would undermine their confidence as they would drop more games.
Though supporters would rather see them in the Champions League, they can still succeed in the Europa League, so that may be a benefit. It would have been challenging to compete in that tournament as well as to face Celtic every week in the league.
Conversely, flamboyant media figure Simon Jordan took a cheap attack at Scottish football in order to further emphasize Rangers’ problems.
“Rangers would have gone into the Champions League, like Celtic will, and it’ll be written about how they’re not winning games, how Scottish teams are not progressing,” stated the former owner of Crystal Palace. They’ve been kind to themselves.
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