5 talking points as Rangers relentlessness demolishes Dortmund to put Europa League on notice

Relentless Rangers blasted their way into the Europa League last 16 as they out-punched Borussia Dortmund on a night to remember at Ibrox.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side will be in the hat for Friday's draw as a 2-2 thriller ensured the Bundesliga heavyweights were bested 6-4 on aggregate.

It was a truly enthralling 90 minutes of football in which both sides went punch for punch until the German giants could neither take nor throw any more.

James Tavernier 's double cancelled out strikes from Jude Bellingham and Donyell Malen and sent Dortmund tumbling out of the competition they'd only just landed in from the Champions League.

The result is a huge feather in the cap of the Ibrox side - backed by a deafening home crowd - and their manager as they forced European football to sit up and take notice.

It was little surprise to see Van Bronckhorst stick with the XI which delivered so spectacularly in last week's first leg, but this time he had the added insurance policy of a returning Leon Balogun on the bench.

Fuelled by a relentless Ibrox din and an undeniable tension, the early skirmishes carried a frantic pace.

It was Dortmund the early aggressors and Ibrox suddenly stood still as Jude Bellingham turned a dangerous delivery onto the post from close range, with Rangers convinced, correctly, in hindsight, that the ball had gone out moments earlier.

The visitors were sharp in the pass but Rangers were equally so in the challenge and continually the shut the door on them, absorbing a spell of pressure that yielded only a shot off target from Bellingham.

It was comfortable containment and the confidence to play when possession changed hands earned Rangers a priceless penalty.

Ryan Kent, Dortmund's tormentor-in-chief last