Mark Warburton gives Rangers 'few million reasons' to grab Champions League group stage spot and cut Celtic gap

Mark Warburton insists the financial warchest the Champions League unlocks is too good for Rangers to pass up if they want to cut the gap on Celtic after watching his former side make their way past Servette in qualification.

Dereck Kutesa's firts half strike levelled the third round qualifier at 2-2 over the two legs and Jack Butland was called into action to ensure aggregate parity was maintained. But the Light Blues came out swinging in the second half and one of Warburton's Ibrox recruits, James Tavernier, popped up with a leveller in Geneva to ensure progression to the play-off round against PSV next week.

The former boss knows how important progression is for Rangers due to the financial boost it comes with, and believes they rallied well from a worrying position. He told Sky Sports: "It's no exaggeration, they could easily have been 3-1 down at half-time. Such was the dominance of Servette. But they kept with the formation, the narrow diamond, but Cantwell, Cifuentes and Raskin looked very good in the second half. They controlled the ball better and there was more urgency about their play.

"They posed a threat and in truth were comfortable winners. He (Tavernier) is a great athlete.

"He gets into good positions and he's supplied so many crosses and goals over the period for Rangers. Never underestimate his quality, and the influence he has on the dressing room is very apparent.

"There are a few million reasons why this was important, the financial implications of not going through are so critical to Rangers in terms of closing the gap on Celtic. I have no doubts PSV will be a very tough test.

"But if they get through that into the group stages, it's 20m euros in the coffers. When you think of what you actually