Forget Tavernier: Rangers machine with 83% duels won was GvB's unsung hero at Ibrox - opinion
Gio van Bronckhorst’s Rangers continued their impressive Europa League campaign as they won 3-0 at Ibrox on Thursday night.
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It started like a whirlwind. And it didn’t blow itself out until Rangers had sucked the life out of Red Star Belgrade – and sent another Thursday night shiver down the spine of European football.
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Rangers in command after demolition of Red Star
Rangers put themselves firmly in the driving seat of their Europa League last-16 tie against Red Star Belgrade following an incident-packed 3-0 win at Ibrox. Gers skipper James Tavernier slotted home a VAR-awarded penalty in the 11th minute of a remarkable first half and striker Alfredo Morelos doubled the lead with a driven shot four minutes later before Light Blues goalkeeper Allan McGregor brilliantly saved an Aleksandar Katai penalty. Katai had put the ball in the net twice in the first half, only to be thwarted by the offside flag, but he and his team-mates were again left shaking their heads in the 51st minute when defender Leon Balogun, back in for Borna Barisic, powered in a header from a Tavernier corner. The Scottish champions continued to ride a second-half rollercoaster to the final whistle and can now look forward to the second leg next week at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, where the possibility of an appearance in the last eight of a European competition for the first time in 14 years beckons.
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