James Tavernier insists Rangers will look to replicate their strong home leg performance against Panathinaikos when Viktoria Plzen come to town tonight.
We can share the captain's program notes with you ahead of this evening's game.
They read: "Good evening and welcome back to Ibrox for our UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match against Viktoria Plzen.
"It will be another big night for the squad as we look to continue our qualifying campaign.
"The Panathinaikos tie was tough and I think it is extremely encouraging the way we stood up to that test in our first few weeks with the management team and new players.
"We obviously took a 2-0 lead out to Athens but we knew it was going to be a difficult match away from home. We really stuck together as a squad, saw out some tough moments and managed to get the result we needed in the end.
"This can only be a positive as we move forward.
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"We know there will be many other challenges ahead this season, but the more we can build good habits, stick together and work hard for each other, I am confident we will be able to rise to these.
"I was really proud of the players in the last qualifying round and it can only give us confidence.
"That being said, we know we need to be back on it and refocused ahead of this first leg tonight against Viktoria Plzen.
"We are all aware how important the Ibrox games are for us. We will be looking to use the crowd as our motivation, take control at home and it is up to us to get this tie off to as strong a start as possible.
"Enjoy the game."
