Borussia Dortmund were the favourites to win the Europa League before this tie with Rangers. By the time it concluded, sadly though that was for neutrals, the German side were eliminated from the competition. For Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who has watched Rangers stutter on the domestic front, this felt a timely success.
Rangers had the aim of not wasting the lead earned by an outstanding display at Signal Iduna Park and duly delivered. Dortmund’s showing amid a raucous atmosphere on Glasgow’s south side was markedly better than in front of their own support but they proved unable to turn the tide. Over 180 minutes, Rangers played the more effective football. Van Bronckhorst and his team will bounce into the last 16, with Marco Rose left to field questions about an embarrassing outcome for Dortmund.
