Two out of three ain't bad they said. But try telling that to Kilmarnock fans as the Ayrshiremen were dumped out of the Europa League by Welsh minnows Connah's Quay Nomads.
So while Rangers and Aberdeen book their places in the second qualifying round, Killie will be left wondering what could have been.
Rangers made light work of St Joseph's, following up last week's 4-0 romp on Gibraltar with another comprehensive victory - 6-0 at Ibrox for a 10-0 aggregate victory. They now face old foes Progres Niederkorn.
Earlier on Thursday Aberdeen overcame a scare in Lapland to beat RoPS Rovaniemi 2-1 and secure a 4-2 victory on aggregate which sets up a clash with Georgian side Chikhura Sachkhere.
So the Premiership duo are heading into second qualifying round next week - and they will be in the hat for the third qualifying round on Monday.
That's right, in true UEFA style the 3rd qualifying round draw preceeds the action in the 2nd qualifying round meaning a bulked-up bag of balls - but at least there'll be two Scottish names in there.
So when is the draw and who could our teams face?
When is the Europa League draw?
The draw for the third qualifying round of the Europa League will take place on Monday, July 22.
The draw will take place in Nyon at 2pm - that's 1pm for those of us back home in Britain.
Who could Rangers, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock face?
Rangers and Aberdeen will be unseeded for the third-round draw - meaning they could face seriously tough opposition such as Wolves, Spartak Moscow, Feyenoord, Espanyol and Eintracht Frankfurt.
When will the third-round matches be played?
The first leg will take place on Thursday, August 8 with the second leg scheduled for a week later on Thursday August 15.
