Philippe Clement bursting with Rangers pride as boss names 7 things that have him believing
dailyrecord.co.ukPhilippe Clement admits he is disappointed with the defeat to Benfica - but remains PROUD of his players. The Rangers boss watched on as his side got hit on the counter-attack from their own corner as Rafa Silva raced through - just beating the offside trap after a VAR check confirmed he was in his own half - before slotting beyond Jack Butland for the only goal of the night that settled the game at Ibrox and also the tie as the Portuguese giants move into the Europa League quarter-final draw.
The Light Blues gaffer felt his side performed much better in front of a full house in Govan than they did in last week's 2-2 draw in Lisbon and reckons that his players, young and old, can take the lessons out of the defeat, like they all have been since the arrival of the Belgian boss.
A large number of games of late has stretched his squad to the limits with a number of injuries - particularly in the wide areas - meaning players like Todd Cantwell had to be used despite just one training session after an extended spell out.
However, despite the European exit, Clement insists every single Rangers fan needs to be proud of the teams efforts as focus now turns to domestic action with Dundee next up.
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