Why Glasgow must make mark in Europe to be considered one of the best

Why Glasgow must make mark in Europe to be considered one of the bestImage source, SNSImage caption, Sione Tuipulotu leads Glasgow Warriors against Bulls on SaturdayByAndy BurkeBBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterPublished15 minutes ago"We want to keep expectations out of our environment" has been the mantra of Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith this season. The form of his swashbuckling side is making that increasingly difficult.Riding high at the top of the United Rugby Championship with four regular season matches remaining, having delivered a perfect Champions Cup pool stage with maximum points from their four matches, Glasgow have laid the foundations for an extraordinary season.Some Warriors fans are even talking – or maybe just whispering – about an unprecedented URC and Champions Cup double, a fanciful notion at the start of the season when Smith was reshaping the squad following the departures of key players like Tom Jordan, Sebastian Cancelliere and Henco Venter.Smith has been at pains to keep a lid on the rising excitement and plaudits surrounding his team, repeatedly pointing out that nothing has been won yet, and highlighting previous campaigns that have been similarly promising but ultimately yielded nothing in terms of trophies.Now the real stuff starts, the business end of the season and knockout rugby when the Bulls come to Scotstoun on Saturday in the Champions Cup last 16. Warriors have a chance to set-up a home quarter-final in the European Cup for the first time in their history.Glasgow Warriors v Bulls commentary03/04/26Listen on SoundsOutstanding victories over past champions Toulouse and Saracens, among others in the pool stage, secured second seeding and a potential path of home country ties (any semi-final would be played at Murrayfield) all the way until the final in Bilbao.With another host of big names heading for the Scotstoun exit door this summer – Huw Jones, Adam Hastings and Jack Dempsey, among others – this could be G...