Van Bronckhorst points to earlier EL comeback hopes after Rangers’ late defeat

Despite the loss of RB Leipzig (1-0), Giovanni van Bronckhorst still hopes to qualify for the Europa League final. The Rangers FC coach thinks his team can come back in both the return leg and the quarter-finals.

“We played very well,” Van Bronckhorst told the press. Leipzig players always have the quality to create something, but we made it very difficult for them. After the break we were even more comfortable with the ball and we could have scored ourselves.” Conference in Red Bull Arena.

For a long time the Rangers seemed to be on the run from the fire, but with five minutes to go Angeliño struck brutally at Leipzig. Former player of NAC Breda and PSV hit the ball in one movement, which fell from the corner from the edge of the penalty area, causing goalkeeper Allan McGregor to have bad luck.

“You realize that the disappointment in the dressing room was huge because of this late goal,” said Van Bronckhorst, Rangers coach since November. said. “But we’re only halfway there and we’ve already shown a character in a comeback for our own audience. We have to do that again next week.”

“The fans create a good atmosphere”

Van Bronckhorst talks about Rangers’ return to the quarter-finals, where they lost 1-0 in their first game against SC Braga. Returning to home crowd, the Scottish club won 3-1 after extra time and qualified for the last four of the Europa League, a scenario that Rotterdamois was happy to repeat.

“Usually you don’t get the chance to play in a European final, so we all have to do our best. We have had many great European nights in our own stadium in the past. The fans will still love us.” What we need. Then my players will have to fight for it.”

The return is scheduled for next week in the Ibrox stadium. The winner of Diptych awaits a match against West Ham United or Eintracht Frankfurt in the final on Wednesday 18 May. The Germans won the first leg on Thursday with 1-2.