Smith seeking home comforts in Champions League
Rangers manager Walter Smith insists his team must strive to become an awesome force at Ibrox to give themselves a chance of reaching the Champions League knock-out stages.
The Scottish Premier League title hopefuls take on Stuttgart, Lyon and Barcelona in Group E, with the top two teams advancing to the next round.
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Tough group: Walter Smith's side have tricky ties in the group stages
A maximum haul of points at home would put Rangers in a strong position, and the first test comes on Wednesday when German champions Stuttgart are their visitors.
"The home matches will be crucial for all the clubs, I think they will give us a basis," Smith told www.uefa.com.
"We managed to get through the qualifying games against Red Star Belgrade and Zeta so we know that we can compete on a level.
"We'll have to show that we can step up a level. Anything we can achieve in the Champions League will be down to our home form and we would hope that getting a home game to start would give us a good start."
