Philippe Clement has advised Rangers supporters and the media to put aside any dreams of reaching the Europa League final in order to concentrate on each game as it comes.
The manager, who is thinking about the second leg of his match against Benfica, expressed surprise at hearing people talking about the final so soon.
Then, according to Clement, his team’s advancement to the next round would be a “amazing” feat because, two months ago, nobody would have thought they could beat Benfica.
“I heard that on the radio and I was surprised that people are thinking about that already,” the boss stated in a Daily Record interview [14 Marh]. Before taking the result into consideration, there is still a very long way to go.Above all, we need to think about Benfica. We are thinking about only one game at a time. My teammates only need to give it their all; qualifying would be amazing.Nobody could have predicted two months ago that they would be able to get past a team like Benfica. So let’s focus on it initially.Benfica and Rangers in the Europa League might be a difficult contest.

Benfica, who drew 2-2 in the first leg in Lisbon thanks to goals from Tom Lawrence and Dujon Sterling, is getting ready to travel to Ibrox, and the players know they have a tough test ahead of them if they are to qualify.Clement also has some injury issues that can keep him from moving on to the next round. Key players like Sterling and Ross McCausland are anticipated to miss the game at Ibrox, which would hinder their chances of moving forward.Join the Ibrox News WhatsApp channel to be the first to hear about all of our exclusive content and the most recent transfer news.However, it’s crucial to keep in mind that Benfica’s goals in the second leg came primarily from individual mistakes, including Connor Goldson’s own goal and John Souttar’s giveaway of a penalty. On that score, they ought to have hope.