Giovanni van Bronckhorst reacts to famous Rangers win in Dortmund and makes own personal away-tie admission

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst hailed a “great night” for his club after a famous 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.

However, the Dutchman cautioned against thinking the play-off tie is done, saying that it will only remain a landmark victory if Rangers can complete the job in the second leg at Ibrox next Thursday and advance to the last 16.

A penalty from James Tavernier, strikes from Alfredo Morelos and John Lundstram and an own goal from Dan-Axel Zagadou allowed Rangers to overcome their Bundesliga opponents, who replied via Jude Bellingham and Raphael Guerreiro, with latter’s 82nd-minute effort from outside the penalty box giving the Germans more hope when they travel to Glasgow.

Van Bronckhorst was proud of his team’s performance at Signal Iduna Park and singled out his midfield duo of Ryan Jack and Lundstram for praise, with both players dominating.

"It’s a very good result against a big team in Europe,” said Van Bronckhorst. “We wanted to take a good result back to Glasgow, to get a good game next week and we achieved that with a two-goal difference.

"I’m really proud of the performance the players have showed, but we also know we are halfway there.

"We have had many games where I’ve been happy with the performance – the game against Sparta Prague, for example – but obviously I am more than happy. We played against a quality side and got a good result.

“It’s very difficult to get an away win in Europe – I think it’s the first time that’s happened to me as a manager. It’s a great night, but only a great night if we get through the tie. We worked hard and deserved the win.

"We worked hard to get the right game-plan. We knew they were conceding a lot of goals lately. We had a lot of