It's two years since Rangers got Gio off to a flying Euro start and now they're targeting the same for Philippe Clement.
A victory over Sparta Prague was the launchpad for Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Rangers as together they set course for Seville.
A return to the latter stages of this season’s tournament seems unlikely given the disastrous start to the campaign – which hit its lowest ebb when the managerless Ibrox outfit crashed to Cypriot minnows Aris Limassol. But with new boss Clement now in charge and looking to drive up standards, Tavernier isn’t ruling it out.
“Most weeks we are playing compact teams with ten or 11 players behind the ball and we are trying to break them down. In Europe, the game is more open and you get more chances but they also have more of an attacking threat so it’s something that we relish and we’ve had really good success in this tournament.
Tavernier said: “It would give us big confidence if we can go over there and get the result. The gaffer has implemented the confidence in us every day in training with the way he wants us to conduct ourselves, the way he’s conducted himself with us all. Prague didn’t have it all their own way on Matchday One as they were forced to come from behind to beat Limassol. But roles were reversed next time out as Sparta slumped narrowly at Betis while Gers were humbled by group-stage rookies Aris.
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