Every word of Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst's press conference as grief stricken stars ready for emotional Ibrox

It will be an emotionally charged night at Ibrox as Rangers look to make history.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is looking to become only the fourth manager to lead the club to a major European final.

Scot Symon, Willie Waddell and Walter Smith all achieved that with only Waddell going on to lift silverware.

And on the 50th anniversary of that European Cup Winners’ Cup success in Barcelona, the Light Blues face a do or die 90 minutes to move a step closer to achieving that feat.

Rangers trail RB Leipzig 1-0 from the first leg in Germany and it’s going to be a raucous atmosphere at the Govan ground.

But it will be tinged with sadness with the huge match coming just 48 hours after the passing of the club’s much-loved and legendary kitman Jimmy Bell.

Addressing fitness issues on key duo Kemar Roofe and Aaron Ramsey seemed insignificant in comparison to the loss of Bell.

But van Bronckhorst and his players have a job in hand and the Dutchman addressed all at his pre-match press conference.

How is everyone after the sad news of Jimmy Bell’s passing?

GVB: We were all very shocked about the news that Jimmy passed away. It was a hard day for all of us. Everyone was really down, as you can imagine.

We didn’t do a lot. We were all at the training ground but the atmosphere was very down and still in shock.

We talked about him and shared personal stories of Jimmy and today we look at ahead to Leipzig. It was a big game anyway but we’re determined to go out and make everyone proud - and especially make Jimmy proud. We are back and we are going to try and prepare as well as we can.

How are the players mentally?

GVB: We still mourn. We are still down. But the character of my players are the best I’ve seen in any teams I’ve coached.