Genk captain Bryan Heynen bypassed his side’s huge Champions League challenge against Rangers as he failed to mention Michael Beale’s men to talk about his group stage dream.The Belgian Jupiler Pro League runners-up are up against Servette in the second leg of their second round qualifier following a 1-1 draw in Switzerland in the first leg.
A tie against Rangers awaits the winners for a place in the play off round, which would leave them just 180 minutes from a place in the lucrative group sage of UEFA’s premier competition.Genk gaffer Wouter Vrancken watched his side warm up for their return against Servette with a 4-0 weekend thrashing of RWD.
Molenbeek in the first league game of the season. Skipper Heynen is desperate for Genk to return to the group stage of the competition for the first time in four years, since they lost five out of their six games to Liverpool, Napoli and Red Bull Salzburg in 2019.But as he discussed his dream, there was no mention of Rangers - or even the prospect of a play off.
He said: "We are desperate to reach the Champions League group stage, so we will do everything we can to win. The match against Servette is extremely important.
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