Every word of Gio van Bronckhorst's Rangers press conference as he shuts down 'trophy requirement' question

Giovanni van Bronckhorst needs his Rangers players to bounce back from defeat to Celtic urgently.

A massive opportunity to reach the Europa League semi-final is just around the corner for the Ibrox boss.

And while the Premiership title may be slipping into Ange Postecoglou's grasp after Sunday's derby, the Europa League opens another potential route into the Champions League.

Braga looked like the best possible draw to secure passage to the semi-final stage, but Carlos Carvalhal will hope to prove it's a case of be careful what you wish for in Portugal.

If Rangers are to progress, they will have to do it without talisman Alfredo Morelos who is on the sidelines until next season.

Here is every word from Van Bronckhorst 's press conference ahead of the clash ahead of facing Braga.

It’s a big opportunity, it’s not often you play a quarter-final in Europe and you have a chance to reach the semi-finals. We have to work hard and get the performances in tomorrow but also next week to overcome Braga.

I think people were saying the best draw we could have a couple of weeks ago but I think they are a very good team, very strong. They won against Benfica last weekend so it’s a team who are difficult to overcome.

We have a big challenge ahead of us but we relish the chance to go into the semi-finals so we have to go out and perform well to get into the semi-finals.

Of course, it’s a big blow because he’s our striker. We don’t have him anymore for the season.

We are disappointed, we are, but we know what the problem is and how long he’s out. We have to move on and that’s the only thing we have to do now.

We prepare for this game how we prepare every game. To see the opponent, their strengths, their weaknesses and then see which