5 talking points as Rangers summon Europa League fighting spirit and battle to quarter finals in Red Star cauldron

Rangers withstood relentless Red Star pressure as they survived a Marakana onslaught to book their place in the Europa League quarter-finals.

The hosts were on top from the opening minutes in the second leg in the knowledge they had to claw back a 3-0 deficit from the whirlwind first meeting at Ibrox and Mirko Ivanic got them off to the perfect start.

But after spurning chance after chance Ryan Kent's deflected effort left the noisy home crowd crestfallen at the Marakana, leaving the inspired hosts with too tall a mountain to climb.

A late Ben Nabouhane penalty was too little, too late as it finished 2-1 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate.

It means Giovanni van Bronckhorst has led Rangers as far as they've come in European competition since the fairytale run to the 2008 UEFA Cup Final.

And on Friday morning they'll discover their route all the way to the Seville showpiece in May – after 90 nervy minutes that, like the first leg, could have gone very differently.

There were no surprises in Van Bronckhorst's team selection when he rolled out the same starting XI that raced to the 3-0 aggregate lead at Ibrox a week ago.

We were all promised a roaring atmosphere in the Marakana and the famous ground lived up to the hype when referee Istvan Kovacs' opening whistle was barely audible.

The din from the home fans when Ohi Omoijuanfo went to ground inside three minutes, less so.

Yet it was Red Star who initially seemed a little nervy in the opening moments when an errant touch handed the ball to Alfredo Morelos on the edge of the area, his strike straight down the throat of keeper Milan Borjan.

But soon they learned to channel the Rajko Mitic roar as Rangers buckled.

A short corner worked to Guelor Kanga looked like meat and