Tavernier: Make It One To Remember

TONIGHT promises to be one special Ibrox night as Rangers welcome SC Braga for their first Ibrox European quarter-final in 14 years.

All around Europe, the atmosphere at the famous old ground has won praise from both far and wide, and there is no doubting the impact that has on the players on the pitch.

Captain James Tavernier knows that better than most, and speaking exclusively to RangersTV, he issued a rallying call to the Ibrox fans to truly make this match one to remember.

He explained: "When you are on the pitch, you feel the energy that the fans give you, especially when they are singing from the get-go.

"So we want them to be as loud as they can as you hear stories of lads who have come to Ibrox and realised how special the atmosphere is, and we have to use that to our own benefit and give them the performance they deserve for what they give us week-in, week-out."

There’s no doubting the enormity of the match tonight, and the captain continued: "We are really buzzing for the game and it is going to be a massive game for us as a group of lads, for the club and for the fans.

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"I am really buzzing for that kick-off to come and we are going to give it our all. We want to get to a semi-final and the club and the fans deserve to be in the semi-final.

"We are a massive club and we want to compete against the best in the world, and we have put ourselves in a great position having got this far, but we have a big night ahead and we have got to put in a really good performance.

"We need to keep a clean sheet, but we know we are going to create chances, especially at Ibrox when the fans are right behind us.

"We know how amazing the atmosphere can be at Ibrox on a European night, so we have to make sure we are tight at the back as a team and make sure we keep pushing forward.

"We want to be more clinical in the box - you saw at the weekend that Kemar [Roofe] got his hat-trick and I am delighted for him.

"Hopefully, if he is selected, he can produce the goods for us for the game."

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