Papac: Rangers must improve in Europe

01 November 2010 10:38

Sasa Papac admits Rangers have no option but to deliver a positive reaction to their draw against Inverness when they face Valencia in the Champions League.

Their 100% record finally came to an end when Maurice Edu's early opener was cancelled out by a late strike from substitute Eric Odhiambo, as Terry Butcher's men made the long journey home with a precious point.

Rangers must now pick themselves back up again as they travel to Spain to take on Valencia at the Mestalla on Tuesday night, and Papac said: "We didn't lose the game but, normally when you play for Rangers, a point at home isn't enough. But we can correct this and we must show this in the next game, especially against a team like Valencia."

He added: "We know how difficult it is to play against Spanish teams. We will see what happens."

The visit of newly-promoted Inverness may not have captured the imagination as much as last week's Old Firm derby or recent high-profile European matches.

But a win would have handed Rangers their best start to a season in a staggering 112 years, and Papac insists that should have been enough of an incentive.

He said: "We can capture records and that's enough motivation for us.

"But we just weren't clever enough, especially in the second half. We are frustrated because we scored early and we went one goal up.

"But it's not easy and in the second half we saw that it wasn't simple. Inverness played well in the second half especially and took a point."

Source: PA