There were times in the Red Bull Arena when you half expected to peer down and find the greying head of Walter Smith standing in a Rangers blazer, arms tightly folded on the touchline.
Fourteen years since the late, legendary manager lead the Ibrox side to their last European final a performance of pragmatism and defensive discipline earned Scotland's champions an outstanding chance of another one.
With five minutes to play this Europa League semi-final first leg was so nearly the perfect advert for the virtues of old school Wattenachio. Red Bull Leipzig's coveted French striker Christopher Nkunku had missed a couple of glorious second half chances.