How Rangers nearly played in a UCL final!

The Champions League final is almost upon us. To celebrate, we have cordoned off almost an entire week to celebrate a few Champions League nearly men since the competition changed format from the European Cup in 1992.
We’ll be celebrating what almost was a return to a Scottish finalist in 1993, 26 years since the Lisbon Lions of Celtic, and ponder just how close Rangers were to winning the first-ever edition of the Champions League.
We’ll celebrate what ought to have been a new dominant era in the late 1990s, when Juventus appeared at their third European final in 1997, only to be stunned by Borussia Dortmund, and then by Real Madrid the year after.
We’re sure to discuss Borussia Dortmund themselves, as they returned to the Champions League final after 16 years away, only to be stopped by a last-minute winning goal from Arjen Robben and their arch-rivals Bayern Munich.
We’ll tell you the tales of more recent finals, of Atletico Madrid’s penalty heartbreak in 2016, of PSG almost becoming the second French club to win the Champions League in 2020 and of Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, who came so close last year in what is still their only final.
Let’s get stuck in.
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[@hugoumero9723]

Winners - Rangers With they won CL in 1993 they became the biggest threat of european clubs and they also won UEFA Cup in 2008 and they remained in Scottish League even since Losers - Celtic And Marseille because Celtic got worse and worse in early 2000 until late 2000 and they lose the title to Hearts in 2006 and Marseille ended up relegated to ligue 1 due to match fixing and but they return to ligue 1 but they are not the same team that used to be

[@yanibambang3047]

also Losers:Bernard Tapie:without a CL trophy,his reputation at Marseille will also downgrade fallen quickly becuz of the scandal

[@thuikippl5034]

This is a great one, was considering requesting it haha

[@lifeisagame2023]

Rangers very good and very unluck that season

[@WhatIfFootball3417]

Bent over by the format

[@lifeisagame2023]

@@WhatIfFootball3417 yeah should have been semis

[@jacksonbow2766]

What if Rangers won back to back Champions League titles and and UEFA still gave the big for nations automatic groups stage qualifications and still left out Scotland?

[@timgoodwin4424]

What the Gers make it 12 in a row by 2000?

[@timgoodwin4424]

What if Man United won the 2009 Champions League final?

[@JoaoVictor-mw8ln]

what if carlo anceloti went to manchester united after sir alex retired ?

[@hugoumero9723]

What if David Silva Join Liverpool in 2008 or 2009 What if Sheikh Mansour Bought Liverpool What if QSI Bought Lyon What if Preston Got Promoted to Premier League In 2005

[@yanibambang3047]

What If Aguero joined Man United ?

[@cariza5]

None of this is true

[@WhatIfFootball3417]

Hence a 'what if?' scenario

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

pmsl @ what if.

[@KevinMcGeown-vm5vc]

EBT

[@bharatsurya3789]

What if Man city won the Champions League in 2021