Philippe Clement aware of 'unlucky' Hibs narrative as Rangers boss adamant his team are hungry too
dailyrecord.co.ukPhilippe Clement insists there’s no way Rangers will be distracted by next week’s do-or-die Europa League scrap with Benfica as they prepare for the latest stage of their treble bid at Easter Road.The Light Blues stand just 90 minutes away from the last eight in Europe after Thursday night’s bold performance in Lisbon.
The tie is delicately poised at 2-2 after a thrilling first leg at the Estadio da Luz - but Clement and his squad believe another famous night under the lights at Ibrox can propel them into the next round.However, before that Gers have a quarter-final clash in the Scottish Cup to contend with as they head for Leith on Sunday to face Nick Montgomery’s revitalised Hibs side.
But Clement made clear there is no chance his Viaplay Cup winners will put ambitions of landing fresh domestic silver at risk by taking their eye of the ball with thoughts of next week’s second-leg shoot-out.Asked how confident he was that Gers can keep their focus on the job in hand, the big Belgian replied: "200 percent.
No doubt about that. My team have been working hard all season in that way and never stopped."Good proof is after the Betis game, a few days later they had the League Cup final and they were there.
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