We will be ready to face Jambos
Hearts as he bids to notch up a fifth straight domestic win since replacing Steven Gerrard in the Ibrox dugout.
He said: “We are flying straight back to Scotland now to prepare for the game. We are used to it.
“We will do everything we can in terms of recovery then on Saturday we’ll prepare tactically for Hearts, which is of course a tough game.
“But I’m confident about my team and the performance we had today. Just now it’s a case of resting really well and preparing for Sunday’s game.”
Van Bronckhost could have been celebrating a fifth straight victory in Lyon last night had it not been for a Calvin Bassey own goal shortly after the half-time break.
The luckless defender poked the ball into his own net to cancel out Scott Wright’s opener.
That came just as Rangers seemed poised to end their campaign with a bang – despite van Bronckhorst making a raft of changes to his strongest starting XI.
Goal hero Wright, keeper Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson, John Lundstram and Kemar Roofe were all given starts with Sunday’s trip along the M8 in mind – as the likes of Alfredo Morelos, Fashion Sakala and James Tavernier got the night off.
Van Bronckhorst also revealed that returning midfielder Ryan Jack had to be left out of his plans after picking up an injury in training.
But the manager was more than satisfied with the strong performance from his makeshift outfit against an equally depleted Lyon side.
He said: “We were very happy with the performance, especially away from home in Europe where it can be really tough.
“Of course we faced a tough opponent but I felt we were very brave. When we had ball possession, we liked to play our possession game from the back and many times we had the right solutions.
“Overall, I’m really happy with the performance. I think in the second half we didn’t create so many chances.
“Also Lyon had some chances but I am very happy with the message we showed as a team. We came here to play our game and develop our team because this is only my fifth game in charge with this team.
“So I’m happy that they are picking up my style of play.”
But van Bronckhorst had little sympathy for former Feyenoord mentor Peter Bosz who is under fire after a poor start to Ligue 1.
Van Bronckhorst said: “I don’t feel sorry for him because I am the coach for Rangers and I want the best result for my team.
“I’m just happy that we are both through to the next stages.”