10 Rangers glass half empty and glass half full takeaways from the win over Servette

There are reasons for Rangers fans to be cheerful AND fearful with supporters very much split following the 2-1 Champions League third qualifying round first leg win over Servette at Ibrox on Wednesday night.

A victory, even just at the halfway stage, should be cause for celebration in a tie with so much riding on it. Yet the mood following Lithuanian referee Donatas Rumsas’ full-time whistle wasn’t exactly positive. And that’s because of the a night of frustration and a few regrets that the tie isn’t already done and dusted after the visitor were forced to play with 10 men for the final half hour following a red card for David Douline.

It means Michael Beale’s men have plenty work still to do when they head to Stade de Geneve next Tuesday for a place in the playoff round and just 180 minutes from the lucrative group stage. But as a revamped squad continues to gel and try to find its feet, supporters don’t know whether to laugh or cry after the victory (OK, we’re maybe exaggerating it a tad there). Here, Record Sport looks at five positives and negatives from the big match.

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A win is a win and nothing can be taken for granted at Champions League level, even under the circumstances. The last time Beale stood in the Ibrox dugout for a game in the competition he watched Rangers lose to the 10 men of Malmo and crash out of the tournament when Steven Gerrard was in charge. So victory was a positive and it if they avoid defeat in Switzerland then they will guarantee themselves a £4million UEFA parachute payment should they fail to progress to the Champions League group stage. And banking that cash plus a place in the Europa League group stage in the eyes of some would be better certainly than