Another impressive European result for Rangers has the Hotline convinced they can finish the job at home next week. Benfica were warned that taking a lead to Glasgow could prove key, although they twice had to respond to take a draw to Scotland, and must now block out the considerable Ibrox noise to outscore Philippe Clement's side and book their spot in the Europa League quarter-finals.
On the evidence of Thursday night, that could be a big ask for Roger Schmidt's men. Confident Light Blues are welcoming the challenge, not to mention reminder rivals Celtic of what they are doing for the country's coefficient with the Hoops stuck at home.
After a raft of VAR controversy during a weekend defeat to Hearts for Brendan Rodgers' men, it's been pointed out that if ranking points were handed out for letter writing to the authorities, then you wouldn't be able to move for Scottish clubs at the top table on the continent. Gary Stevenson emailed: "The most important target for all Scottish clubs is European qualification and to perform well at that level.
Rangers continue to do that despite Celtic stealing the headlines on VAR decisions. Just a wee pointer, you don't get any coefficient points for letters to the SFA.