Rangers won't threaten Lisbon Lions' place as best ever side but their end goal might be greater – Keith Jackson

OK, so it’s probably time to begin an uncomfortable conversation.

Some of you might prefer to leave the room for this one but, with Rangers now right there, standing on history’s shoulder, it does seem like the perfect moment to consider where winning this season’s Europa League title might rank in terms of our game’s all time greatest triumphs.

And, as sacrilegious as some may find it, there’s a reasonably compelling argument to be made here that says this one might even top the lot in terms of the sheer scale and improbability of achievement.

Now, if everyone can just calm down for a moment, let’s examine why there is a credible case for claiming a Scottish victory in Spain next Wednesday night might even eclipse what Jock Stein’s Celtic side managed on that day of all days at the Estadio Nacional in 1967.

And let’s start by making one or two things crystal clear from the outset.

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First, there is no threat at all to the status of the Lisbon Lions as the greatest Scottish side of all time. That is secure and not even a matter worthy of debate.

Second, the European Cup is, was and always will be the ultimate prize in club football. No matter the shape and format of the competition might take, Old Big Ears