John Souttar has branded Rangers' win over Panathinaikos as "massive" as the club moved a step closer to reaching the Champions League.
The Ibrox side claimed a 1-1 draw in challenging conditions in Athens to progress by a 3-1 aggregate scoreline over the Greek club.
They will now face either Servette or Viktoria Plzen in the third qualifying round of the competition.
"This is massive, especially at this stage of the season," Souttar told the BBC.
"It's only a second 90 minutes for a lot of the boys this season.
"It was a big, big test for us. You've seen in previous years how difficult these tests can be so early in the season.
"But we've come through it and it's important we follow it up at the weekend."
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He added: "It was absolutely boiling out there. It was really hot and it was difficult.
"I thought we weathered the storm in the first half.
"I'm proud of all the boys. It's a new team and it's a big win for us.
"This is how you build a team, coming through these moments.
"We could have been better on the ball but Jack was excellent again.
"It was a massive goal. Djeidi came off the bench and gave us a reaction.
"He maybe felt he was unlucky not to start but he came up with a massive moment for us again."
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