UEFA Cup: Glasgow Rangers Miracle in Florence, Bring on Zenit!

"Follow Follow, We Will Follow Rangers" was the chorus that filled the squares of Florence long into the night as Rangers fans celebrated their very special achievement.

Just 15 months ago, Glasgow Rangers Football Club was on its knees.

Today, we celebrate our first return to a European Final in 36 long years. Some fans thought they'd never see another such day, others like myself, thought we could only dream.

But on the 14th of May, 2008, the players of Glasgow Rangers will have a chance on that pitch in Manchester, to make themselves heroes!

Heroes in Glasgow, live forever!

Last nights game wasn't pretty, in fact I'd have been the first to hold my hands up if the Gers had lost on penalties and say "justice had been done."

Sadly or should I say luckily, there is no justice in football!

Fiorentina failed to score in 210 minutes of football, which in the history books make them no better than the boys in blue.

Rangers kept their composure in the shoot out despite captain Barry Ferguson's early miss. Steven Whittaker, Sasa Papac, Bruno Hemdani all scored as Fabio Liverani had his penalty saved by Neil Alexander. Christian Vieri blasted over and Nacho Novo stepped up to send the Rangers fans into delirium!

Rangers were through to the UEFA Cup Final!

The Scots will meet the impressive Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester after the Russians demolished the once mighty Bayern Munich 4-0 to advance to the final, 5-1 on aggregate.

Strangely enough, Zenit Coach Dick Advocaat is a former Rangers manager and has at his disposal, former Rangers favourite Fernando Ricksen. This will add spice to a final that will see upwards of 100,000 Rangers fans converge on Manchester.

Zenit must be the favourites but what does that mean? No one wearing Blue in Manchester, including the Rangers players will give it a second thought.

Red Star Belgrade, VFB Stuttgart, Olympic Lyonnais, Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon and finally Fiorentina have all been dispatched by Rangers in Europe this season.

As I said earlier in the tournament, we are the famous Glasgow Rangers, and we surely fear nothing now!

In the words of 100,000 Rangers fans in Manchester... Mon then Zenit!