'Humiliated' 'Desolate defence': How media in Germany reported Rangers' 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund

Rangers took all the headlines in Scotland after their resounding 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park – but in Germany focus was very much on Borussia Dortmund’s failings.

The side second placed in the Bundesliga were put to the sword by Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent and Giovanni van Bronckhorst and there was not a failure or disappointment among the visiting squad during the memorable win.

The same cannot be said for BVB who were not spared by the press in Germany and ‘made a fool of themselves’, according to Die Bild.

Coach Marco Rose's team failed to prove its international class said the Suddeutsche Zeitung – highlighting a ‘desolate defence and harmless offense’ which threatened the next embarrassing knockout on the international stage.’

Even French football authority L’Equipe said Dortmund had been ‘humiliated at home’ by the Scottish champions in ‘one of the biggest defeats in their history at home in Europe’. By the end, Die Welt said, ‘some Borussia just wanted the ground to swallow them up’.

It was far from full with ongoing crowd restrictions but Rangers silenced the iconic ground save for the 500 away supporters dancing in one corner by going 3-0 up in one of the greatest European nights in the club’s history – just a month from celebrating the 150th anniversary.

“If the Dortmund stadium had been full, there would have been deafening expressions of displeasure, if not worse,” wrote Die Welt, ‘because BVB's appearance in the 2-4 against Glasgow Rangers was disastrous.”

Not for the travelling support or thousands watching at home.

BVB were given a ‘hard time’ against Rangers said SZ and defeat ‘well deserved’ from visitors who ‘defended skillfully’.

"The hard-fighting outsider from Scotland got