Giovanni van Bronckhorst will have woken up Friday morning with a wonderful feeling. The Dutchman booked a memorable 2-4 victory with Rangers on a visit to Borussia Dortmund and is with one and a half legs in the next round of the Europa League. The Scottish media are therefore short of superlatives to explain the achievement the day after the resounding victory.
The Scottish branch of Sky Sports speaks of ‘one of the most beautiful victories in club history’. It was the first time since 1955 that a Scottish team scored four times on a visit to a German team. “The Van Bronckhorst team showed themselves to be a team to fear in Europe. They were better organized and hungrier than Dortmund. The Germans had the bigger names on the field, but the Rangers players were better. They won’t be afraid of anyone anymore. being in Europe: a European dream towards the final stage of the tournament seems possible.”
Also the Guardian is impressed with the result at Signal Iduna Park. “We knew Rangers had to be at their best to get a result in Dortmund, but they were incredible. It was an excellent performance in an away game against a European giant. Rangers deserve all the credit. Van Bronckhorst is proud and rightly so. Rangers dismantled Dortmund on a memorable evening. Van Bronckhorst will be disappointed that the away goals rule has been abolished.”
Van Bronkhorst’s team was leading 0-2 at halftime. After the break, Jude Bellingham and Raphaël Guerreiro did something back on behalf of the home team. Next week is the return at Ibrox. “It was only his third European game with Rangers, but Van Bronckhorst shows that he is building a team that can compete with the big boys in Europe,” said the BBC† “Every individual player was excellent under Van Bronckhorst. The only thing that will bother the Dutchman is the second Dortmund goal, ten minutes before the end. Otherwise the diptych would have already been played.”
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