Rangers boss Walter Smith believes that if his side go into tonight's Champions league tie against Barcelona looking for a draw, they'll lose.
Rangers have enjoyed a bountiful return to the Champions League, getting maximum points from their first two games against Lyon and Stuttgart.
Scottish football and groups of death seem so intrinsically linked of late that it's little wonder that Barcelona completes the Group E line-up.
In form Rangers now face the Spanish giants at Ibrox, and although a draw would inch Walter Smith's side closer to qualification to the knockout stages, he feels that looking for a draw would be the wrong option.
"We don't go into it looking for a draw, I think that would be a dangerous thing with Barcelona," Smith told Sky Sports.
"It would imply that, in many ways, that you would have to do the majority of the defending and hope you get the draw. I don't think that should be the case against them because if we do that we will lose the game."
If Rangers are to do the unexpected, they'll have to do it Jean-Claude Darcheville and Brahim Hemdani for the fixture, and Smith accepts the duo will be missed.
The Gers boss added: "Both players have acquitted themselves really well in the games they've played so far in the Champions League. So it's a little blow that we've lost them as one or two of the players we are bringing in don't have that range of experience."
01 10 2007
Striker Jean-Claude Darcheville feels Rangers' Champions League visit to Lyon is a perfect opportunity for the Ibrox side to progress in Group E.
"Lyon lost a lot of players during the summer and are trying to rebuild their squad," Darcheville told BBC Sport.
"Their defeat to Barcelona was a very important result for Rangers, as I think the defeat will have affected their confidence a little. There is a lot of pressure on Lyon so it is a good time to be playing them."
The 32-year-old Frenchman - an injury doubt for Matchday Two - has been an instant hit with the Light Blues' support since his summer arrival to Scotland.
And the former Bordeaux forward hopes he can make a contribution at the Stade Gerland, a stadium he has thus far failed to score in.
"I have had good results in my career against them, although I have not scored at the Stade Gerland before so hopefully we can get the right result."
Walter Smith's side travel to France on a positve note, having defeated German champions VfB Stuttgart 2-1 at Ibrox, with Barcelona easing past Les Gones 3-0 at the Camp Nou.
"We have a good spirit after the win against Stuttgart," added Darcheville.
"We are all working hard and we showed a lot of character to come from a goal behind to beat them. Even though some of Lyon's best players like Eric Abidal, Tiago Mendes, Claudio Cacapa and Florent Malouda have left, they are still a very good side."
The tie against Alain Perrin's Ligue 1 holders will be Rangers' thirteenth European tie in France and, if fit and available, Darcheville - known as 'The Rocket' - is ready for another lone role up front.
"It can be hard to play up front on my own but I played that position in Montenegro and in Serbia, so whatever the manager wants you don't say no. The team is very confident - I will always try my best for the team whatever role I am asked to play."
01 10 2007
Jean-Claude Darcheville could feature for Rangers against Lyon on Tuesday, despite originally being ruled out by boss Walter Smith.
The Frenchman played just eight minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Motherwell as he was forced to leave the field with a hamstring problem, with the Gers expecting him to miss the trip to his homeland.
But after working with the medical team over the weekend, it appears the problem is not as serious as first feared and the manager is hopeful that the hero of the win over Stuttgart will be available.
Walter smith admitted: "Darcheville has surprised us all with his overnight improvement. But we will wait and see how things pan out over the next few days before making any decisions on him."
