Rangers roar into 'dream' Europa League final

Rangers captain James Tavernier described leading the Glasgow giants into the Europa League final as a "dream come true" after a 3-1 win over RB Leipzig on Thursday took the Scottish champions through 3-2 on aggregate.

Tavernier moved out in front as the top scorer in the competition from right-back when he opened the scoring before Glen Kamara turned the tie around inside the first 24 minutes.

The Finnish midfielder dedicated his goal to long-serving kitman Jimmy Bell, who died on Tuesday, on an emotionally charged night at Ibrox.

Christopher Nkunku hit back for Leipzig in the second half, but John Lundstram scored the winner nine minutes from time.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the final in Seville on May 18 in just their second European final in 50 years.

"We wanted to do it for Jimmy. I'm super proud of all the effort the players, staff, fans put in today. He will be looking down proud of us," said Tavernier.

"It's an unbelievable feeling, a European final. It's what you dream of.

"We'll go there full of confidence. Frankfurt got there for a reason, but it's one game and we'll fully back ourselves. We're in this competition to win it."

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Rangers lost to Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup final of 2008, but have had to start again from the fourth tier of Scottish football following a financial collapse in 2012.

Last season they ended Celtic's run of nine league titles in a row and will return to the Champions League for the first time since 2010 with victory over Frankfurt at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in 13 days' time.

Leipzig's 1-0 advantage from the first leg was blown away early on in front of a cacophonous noise.

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