Michael Beale's men will take their place in the hat in Monaco on Friday rather than for UEFA's premier competition.
The Europa League, or its former guise of the UEFA Cup, has often provided a bit of comfort for Scottish Champions League dropouts over the years.
But it’s that kind of hope the fans will be clinging on to this morning ahead of Friday’s group stage draw. There has been a general feeling that the Europa League is more of Rangers’ level after their pounding by the Dutch coming on the back of some heavy beatings in the group stage of the Champions League last season.
There is still a slim chance that Rangers could earn a place in Pot 1 and avoid some of the big guns but that would require Sparta Prague overturning a 3-1 first leg deficit in their tie against Dinamo Zagreb, in which case Gers - as the top ranked team in Pot 2 - would be promoted and replace the Croats.
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