A team from Lisbon saves Dublin.

Well, that’s that. I’m sure that several people in the Irish capital breathed a sigh of relief at the result in Ibrox tonight. Quite simply, the prospect of Sevco in the Europa League Final in May was an appalling vista. Memories of Lansdowne Road 1995 did spring to mind. Today, I spoke with a very well-placed GAA source. He told me that UEFA had been in touch to ask if Croke Park could be used to house fans who didn’t have tickets for the match. A big screen affair...