Rangers face up to dramatic Europa League cliffhanger as Celtic clash failings happen all over again in Braga

Braga made an Rs of their pre-match tifo but pulled off a result which spells trouble for Rangers’ Europa League ambitions.

The home support managed to make a mess of unveiling a huge banner before kick-off.

The fans holding up the R only had one job but somehow managed to unfurl the 15-foot sign upside down.

Their team on the other hand had their heads well and truly screwed on the right way, putting on a thoroughly professional display as they grabbed a first-leg lead which Rangers will need to untangle back at Ibrox next week if they are to write their names into the semi-final mix.

It’s fitting that on a stadium carved into the side of a mountain, Gio van Bronckhorst ’s men were left facing up to a dramatic cliffhanger after Abel Ruiz swept past Allan McGregor to spoil the keeper’s 100th Euro outing for the Ibrox club.

It might have been an even worse evening, with Braga also hitting the post before having a goal chalked off after a VAR check.

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Rangers have enjoyed some run of luck with the telly officials this season, benefiting from replay reviews against Borussia Dortmund and Red Star Belgrade in the previous two rounds.

They got away with another and that could yet be a decisive