Rangers FC outclassed the mighty Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League as they beat the Bundesliga giants 4-2. Yes, 4-2 and that too way from home.
The Gers take a healthy lead into their home leg and as things stand, the Scottish side are the favourites to progress to the next round. Even though the away goals rule don’t count this season but Rangers should be able to hold onto a two-goal lead.
As per Opta, Rangers are the first Scottish team to score four away goals against a German side in Europe since Hibernian won 4-0 at Rot-Weiss Essen.
The Teddy Bears were easily the better side on Thursday night and the fact that Dortmund looked really shaky in defence added to the advantage of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side. The scoreline was 4-2 in the end but Rangers had the chance to score one or two more goals.
FULL-TIME: Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Rangers | #UEL
💙 A superb team performance from #RangersFC. pic.twitter.com/fH6DXjsBjW
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) February 17, 2022
As the Scottish side thrashed BVB on the German side’s home turf, we take a look at the Rangers players ratings.
Rangers players ratings vs Borussia Dortmund:
McGregor: 5.2/10
The keeper had an average outing as he conceded two goals from the three shots he faced.
Connor Goldson: 6.5/10
The centre-back had a decent game but he along with his defensive partner are the two lowest-rated players in the match.
xG map for Dortmund – Rangers
pure, inexplicable chaos pic.twitter.com/KZYMbvajWW
— Caley Graphics (@Caley_graphics) February 17, 2022
Bassey: 6.7/10
Bassey made only 74% accurate passes during the game and had only 55 touches of the ball.
Tavernier: 8.3/10
The full-back scored a goal and to add to that, he made eight recoveries and three interceptions.
Barisic: 7.3/10
The left-back made two clearances and five interceptions.
Lundstram: 7.4/10
The central midfielder scored the third goal of the match just four minutes after halftime, thereby putting the game out of reach of BVB.
Ryan Jack: 7.5/10
Jack was used ahead of Glen Kamara and the 29-year-old fully justified his selection, making three interceptions along with 10 recoveries.
Scott Arfield: 6.9/10
Arfield was selected ahead of Aaron Ramsey as the attacking midfielder but the 33-year-old had an average outing.
Rangers fans, where does this rank amongst famous wins in Europe? 🔴⚪️🔵#UEL pic.twitter.com/cgDD8o7WOQ
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 17, 2022
Joe Aribo: 7.9/10
Aribo had one shot on goal and also provided the assist for Rangers second goal which was scored by Alfredo Morelos.
Ryan Kent: 8.6/10
Kent was the star of the show as he mesmerised the travelling fans with his skills and top-level football down the right-wing. He ended the match with an assist as well.
Alfredo Morelos: 8.1/10
Morelos had two shots on goal, scoring with one of them and he had an xG of 0.96. He also had a shot accuracy of 100%.
Rangers substitutes:
James Sands: 6.5/10
Aaron Ramsey: N/A
Glen Kamara: N/A
Scott Wright: N/A
