Ben Davies sets Rangers sights on Champions League redemption as he insists 'better show' on the card next term

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You'd hardly say it was worth the wait. It took Ben Davies the best part of a decade to complete his clamber from the depths of the Conference to the Champions League heights.But it was only once he’d finally hit what he thought was the peak that the real summit came into view, with the Rangers defender and his side treated to a brutal demonstration of just how far there still was to climb to reach the European zenith.

The Europa League finalists’ bruising fall from grace on their return to UEFA’s top tournament may have broken hearts and dented egos but the one thing it hasn’t done is diminish Davies’ determination for another crack at making it to the top.The £4million summer signing from Liverpool has experienced life at every level of the football ladder.

Starting out as an academy product at Preston he had to go down before he could begin his ascent. There were a couple of loan moves to League Two before he fell through the non-league trap door for a month-long stint at Southport and their Haig Avenue home.From bottoming out in the National League’s mean streets, though, the only way since has been up for Davies and he’s now set-up base camp in Glasgow after a stop-off at Anfield.

But the 27-year-old’s ambitions remain just as lofty as when he began his climb.Reflecting on the journey that’s taken him to Ibrox, he said: “I’ve spent time in the Conference, League Two, League One, Championship – and then at Liverpool.