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Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst hailed the mental fortitude of his players after they signed off their season by lifting the Scottish Cup at Hampden.

In their 65th game of a remarkable campaign, Rangers bounced back from the heartache of losing the Europa League final on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville on Wednesday night to deservedly overcome Hearts 2-0 after extra-time and win Scottish football’s oldest tournament for the first time since 2009.

It provided the Ibrox club with an upbeat ending to an emotionally draining week which also saw them pay their final respects to long-serving kitman Jimmy Bell at his funeral on Friday.

“It’s been a very demanding week,” said van Bronckhorst. “We had the build-up to the final in very difficult circumstances.

“Mentally, the loss in Seville was big. We flew back on Thursday and then on Friday we said farewell to Jimmy.

“In the afternoon we trained, then this morning we had the meeting before the game to decide how we wanted to line up and play.

“I told them we had to look forward and move on. That’s what they did today. All the hard work is rewarded with a trophy.

“We had character – we have that in the team. After difficult moments, we rise up and go again.

“That’s important for us as a club. When we have moments when we are down, we always have the support of our fans and we always come back stronger.

“It means a lot. It’s always good to win prizes. I told the players today ‘we can win something and get a reward for all our hard work from the last months’.

“I was happy with the performance. In extra-time, we looked quite strong again. You could feel that the game was going our way.

“I’m really proud we end the season with a trophy which is very positive.

“We