Calvin Bassey in Rangers 'no giving in' vow as he insists stars are desperate to atone for Celtic clash misery

The smile gives him away.

Calvin Bassey – and Rangers for that matter – may have had more enjoyable weeks but there’s something about his demeanour which shows an infectious enthusiasm for getting on with the job.

It’s not that he’s not hurting following the derby defeat which has all but ended his side’s title defence. Make no mistake, Bassey is feeling it alright.

On top of that, as an international new boy, he’s also still coming to terms with Nigeria’s 1-1 draw at home to Ghana which wrecked his hopes of playing in the World Cup later this year.

So it’s little wonder then that his trademark grin was beaming a little less brightly than normal on Wednesday.

In fact, for once the 22-year-old put on his serious face to field questions from the media, shortly before boarding the team flight to Braga, where Rangers will be given an instant shot at redemption tonight in the Europa League quarter-finals.

And Bassey is already itching to get on with it.

“Competitions are always changing and there is a lot of travelling,” he said on Wednesday before hauling his luggage onto the team bus for the short ride from Auchenhowie to Glasgow Airport.

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