Boro boss dreaming of Euro elite

MANAGER Steve McClaren takes a second shot at UEFA Cup glory with Middlesbrough admitting this season’s dream is to take the club into the Champions League.

Boro face Greek side Skoda Xanthi at the Riverside Stadium tonight, the first leg of a tie which takes the winners into the group stages of the UEFA Cup.

McClaren's side reached the last 16 last season before going out to eventual finalists Sporting Lisbon, who also knocked out Newcastle before losing to CSKA Moscow in the showpiece match at their own Jose Alvalade Stadium.