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Rangers and Celtic Prove Their Worth in European Competitions

Former Scotland international Kevin Gallacher believes that Rangers and Celtic have put the skeptics in their place with their impressive performances in European competitions this season. Rangers finished in the top eight of the league phase in the Europa League, making it to the quarter-final stage before defeat by Athletic Bilbao. Meanwhile, Celtic got out of the league phase at Champions League level and pushed Bayern Munich all the way in their knockout play-off round elimination.

Gallacher praised Rangers’ campaign, saying, “Sometimes when you lose, you can still end up as winners. Rangers have been knocked out of the Europe League but the effort that led them to be playing in the Basque Country in mid-April does them credit.” He highlighted the team’s victories in France, Turkey, and Sweden, as well as their wins over FCSB and Union Saint Gilloise.

Gallacher also commended Celtic’s performance, emphasizing the importance of Scottish clubs maintaining their reputation in European competitions. “The efforts of both Rangers and Celtic have shown our teams can still go out and put up a good advert for Scottish football,” he said. “People like to degrade certain leagues as not being big enough, calling them mickey mouse. When your best teams get a decent distance in the competitions it gives the lie to those criticisms.”

Gallacher believes that Celtic and Rangers are the ambassadors for Scottish football and must continue to represent the country well in European competitions. “Celtic and Rangers are the ambassadors for the country, they must keep us on the map,” he said. “Other teams who qualify to represent us – Aberdeen, Hearts, and Hibs – they must try to carry the flag as best they can as well.”

As European competitions continue to grow in importance, Gallacher emphasizes the need for Scottish clubs to maintain their momentum and prove themselves on the continent. “European competitions are not going away, in fact, they are getting ever bigger and ever more important,” he said.