Rangers winger DaMarcus Beasley has insisted that he is honoured to be a member of Walter Smith's Champions League challengers.
American star relishing Champions League football
Despite only coming on as a late substitute in Tuesday night's vital UEFA Champions League qualifier, Rangers winger DaMarcus Beasley says it is a privilege to be a member of Walter Smith's side.
The Gers booked their place in the lucrative group stages of the Champions League after a battling display against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade earned them a 0-0 draw and a 1-0 aggregate success.
Beasley was relegated to the bench for the game as Lee McCulloch took over on the left side of midfield.
But the United States international explained that qualifying was the key aim and he is delighted that Rangers will be competing among some of the best sides in the world.
Fully focused
"I'm happy that I will be playing with Rangers in the Champions League," Beasley said.
"It was our most important objective, as we were fully focused, as a group and as a team, on reaching the highest level of European competition.
"I'm not sad or anything like that because I only got my chance in the final minutes.
"We had a target in front of us, to keep our lead from the first leg and to build our success on it.
"Because everything went as we planned, there was no need for any big changes, so I'm all right with the coach's decision, like I always am.
"Despite playing no more than 10 minutes, I'm really happy we've reached the group stages.
"That's something very important for all of us, the players the coaching staff, the management and our supporters."
