German media react to Rangers brilliance as Gio van Bronckhorst's side bring 'apocalypse' down on Borussia Dortmund

German media were impressed by Rangers after their stunning win at the Westfalenstadion, but ripped apart Borussia Dortmund.

The Bundesliga runners-up were favourites to win the Europa League going into Thursday's first leg, but were dismantled on their own patch.

Captain James Tavernier gave Rangers the lead from the spot, before Alfredo Morelos tapped home at the back post on a set piece.

Some wonderful work from Ryan Kent allowed John Lundstram to make it three, and while Dortmund pulled one back an own goal from Dan-Axel Zagadou restored a three goal lead.

Raphael Guerreiro's stunning strike means there's still plenty to play for in the second leg, but Marco Rose's side weren't spared by the German press.

Local newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten called it "a new low" and declared that BVB "folded like a house of cards" in a defeat they called "embarrassing".

In their match report they wrote: "At Signal Iduna Park, shrill whistles that ring painfully in your ears are rarely a good sign for the home team and are acoustic evidence of dissatisfaction and frustration.

"When Borussia Dortmund's players trotted into the dressing room with their heads hanging, the scoreboard showed 2-4 against Rangers from Glasgow, who were at most a second-level European opponent.

"You read that right: 2-4! There was something like an apocalyptic mood in the stands and on the pitch. The play-offs for the knockout round in the Europa League threaten to become a big fiasco."

Bild get things simple in their headline, which simply read 'That Is Embarrassing!'.

The defeat led them to question whether Rose is the right coach for Dortmund, who have suffered a number of big losses at home this season.

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