Van Bronckhorst claims Ibrox will give Rangers energy for second leg

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists Ibrox will give Rangers the energy they need to reach the Europa League Final.

A late goal from Red Bull Leipzig's Spanish left-back Angelino broke the first leg resistance of Scotland's champions with five minutes to play in Germany.

Urging his Rangers players to take heart from a performance of defensive discipline, however, Van Bronckhorst believes a home crowd in Glasgow can provide the spark to turn the tie around and seal a place in Seville on May 18.

'We have to win. We have to win by a margin of two,' he said. 'Of course one goal gets us back into the tie. But I think we're capable of doing that while respecting the quality of the opponent.

'We have many great European nights at home and the fans will definitely give us energy and give us all the ambience we need. My players should fight for the final.

'It's always disappointing when you lose a goal so late in the game. But it's a 1-0 defeat and we know what to do next week.

'It's a final in Seville we can qualify for. So we have to give everything and I'm sure our home game next week at Ibrox will give us a lot of energy to overcome Leipzig.

'They are a quality team but we want to reach the final. We have to prepare well as always next week and give everything to reach Seville.'

Missing key strikers Alfredo Morelos and Kemar Roofe, Van Bronckhorst switched the shape to a 5-3-2 formation, with Ryan Kent partnering Scott Wright up front. Forced to defend deep in the first half Scotland's champions had more joy when Joe Aribo joined the attack after the break.

'In the first-half we defended well and weren't as comfortable on the ball as I would have liked,' he added. 'But in the second-half we changed our set-up a little bit so we