Van Bronckhorst warns Rangers 'tie isn't over' vs Belgrade despite win

Giovanni van Bronckhorst watched Rangers plant one foot in the last eight of the Europa League before warning his players to keep their eye on the prize.

Eliminated in the last 16 in each of the last two seasons Scotland's champions now stand on the verge of the quarter-finals after a 3-0 rout of Red Star Belgrade at Ibrox.

A breakneck first half saw Alfredo Morelos add to a penalty from new dad James Tavernier before keeper Allan McGregor produced a superb penalty save from Aleksandar Katai.

On a night when Red Star had no fewer than *three* goals chalked off, a header from Leon Balogun six minutes into the second half placed Rangers in a strong position heading into the second leg in Belgrade next Thursday.

On the back of a stunning win over Borussia Dortmund in the last 32, van Bronckhorst dampened talk of another run to a European final when he said: 'We are just taking it game by game.

'People talk about the Dortmund game but that game is history now and we are playing against a new team.

'I think Red Star Belgrade are very strong. They are here for a reason and I am happy with the result we have. But this tie isn't over yet.

'We can be happy with the performance but next week we have to be there. The environment they have over there is similar to the environment we have here so we have to be ready.

'But we park Europe for the moment and prepare for Dundee on Sunday now. We will think about Red Star again on Monday.

'When you look at the results in this competition they aren't many goals so to score three goals against a team like Red Star is a great performance.

'But like I said after we played Dortmund away, we are only halfway. If we are there next week we will have a big chance to go through to the next round, I