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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray

Rangers’ Van Bronckhorst shrugs off Leipzig claims of feeling drained

The Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst with Calvin Bassey after Rangers’ win at Motherwell last Saturday.
The Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst with Calvin Bassey after Rangers’ win at Motherwell last Saturday. Photograph: Kirk O’Rourke/Rex/Shutterstock

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has shrugged off the suggestion from RB Leipzig’s Willi Orban that the German club’s players are physically and mentally drained as they prepare to host Rangers in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.

Orban made the claim after a surprise weekend loss for Leipzig, at home to Union Berlin, which ended a 15-game unbeaten run. Next up is Thursday’s meeting with Rangers, whose manager has paid no attention to Orban’s words.

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