Supercomputer recalculates Rangers Europa League chances after Dortmund heroics defied the data

The last 16 is yet to conclude and Giovanni van Bronckhorst poured cold water over the idea of Red Star being down and out in the Europa League.

But as fans walked out of Ibrox with chants of Seville ringing around the Govan district it had the aura of something special in the making.

Ibrox-minded pundits are almost waiting for the starter's pistol to see if they can begin even contemplating the idea Rangers could go all the way.

But that's what a steady stream of clear progress on the continent, first under Steven Gerrard and now the collected Dutchman, has done to the psyche of a support that for years yearned for such heights.

Just how realistic is a repeat of Manchester '08 - or a campaign that could even go one better?

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There are still big names left in the competition.

Leverkusen silenced Ibrox in 2020. Barcelona need no introduction.

Sevilla are perhaps the only club whose supporters love this competition more than Rangers at the moment, with a record six wins, and doing it in their home city is the biggest carrot going.

The boffins on statistical analysis website FiveThirtyEight like to put their knowledge to good use when it comes to elite football competitions.

Their complex