Damage limitation for Gers - Weir

Walter Smith's side knew they would finish bottom of Group G regardless of the outcome at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and an early Frederic Kanoute penalty put them on the way to a fourth loss from six games.The hosts dominated the remainder of the game but failed to add to their tally, and Weir admitted it had been a tough night.The 39-year-old told Sky Sports: "They're a good side, by far the best in the section in my opinion. You've got to give them a lot of credit. We were just trying to minimise the damage."Despite their struggles, Weir believes Rangers' record this season is not an accurate reflection of their form.He continued: "It could have gone better within games. We've had chances and that little bit of luck has gone against us."But we haven't grasped chances when they've come our way. Two points, I think we're better than that."Smith was pleased with the work-rate of his side but admitted they were let down by a lack of creativity as they struggled to create anything more than a couple of late half-chances.He told Sky Sports: "We worked very hard. We were a little bit slow to start and after that we didn't create very many opportunities. But we were up against an excellent side and I'm pleased the way the boys worked."We haven't got a great deal of creativity and that's been a fault for the last period of time."I'm disappointed in losing but in our three away games we've acquitted ourselves far better than the home games, which perhaps sums up this campaign."We can play better than we have done, in the home games especially. The Champions League is unforgiving when you're not at the top of your game and we haven't been."Rangers' week has been dominated by uncertainty over the future of their managerial team, with Smith, assistant Ally McCoist and first-team coach Kenny McDowall all agreeing to stay on without signing new contracts while the club look for a new owner.And the manager knows he can take nothing for granted, adding: "The results haven't been good and if you're a manager and the results haven't been good you know the consequences."

Source: Team_Talk