Rafa Silva's goal on the counter from a corner decided the match on the night and the tie overall
Philippe Clement admits he is disappointed with the defeat to Benfica - but remains PROUD of his players.
The Light Blues gaffer felt his side performed much better in front of a full house in Govan than they did in last week's 2-2 draw in Lisbon and reckons that his players, young and old, can take the lessons out of the defeat, like they all have been since the arrival of the Belgian boss.
Speaking on TNT Sports, he said: "I am bad at losing so the feeling inside is disappointment. But also proud because I have seen a better Rangers team today than in Lisbon where we get the result. At this level you need to be on your toes to compete with these kind of teams that have much bigger and better budgets and we did. We were much better on the ball than in Lisbon.
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