Gio van Bronckhorst sent Rangers redemption mission for Champions League heartbreak

Word of Rangers ’ adventures in Europe has travelled far.

Because it’s after midnight in UZBEKISTAN and Pieter Huistra is still up, assessing the challenge facing Gio van Bronckhorst ’s team this week.

His fellow Dutchman is just 90 minutes away from creating history by taking the Ibrox club to another European final.

They’ll need to beat German outfit RB Leipzig at Ibrox on Thursday night and Huistra wants van Bronckhorst’s team to grasp the chance.

It takes him back to 1993 and one of Rangers’ best ever campaigns.

Not only did they win a domestic Treble but they also came within a whisker of reaching the Champions League Final.

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A win over Marseille in France could have got them there but, after a 1-1 draw, it came down to a clash with CSKA Moscow at Ibrox. Walter Smith’s men had to see off the Russians to give them a chance of topping the group and advancing to the final.

But on one of the most agonising Euro nights for Gers fans, a series of opportunities were missed – and they were out, finishing just a point behind the French cracks.

Marseille went on to win the competition before later becoming embroiled in match-fixing allegations.

That still hurts Huistra to this day. It was the