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The Hoops skipper isn't ready to declare the race for the Scottish crown despite a six point lead and massive goal difference advantage.

But we also have to stay calm and commit to the way we want to play. That's what we'll do at the weekend. That's the full focus. We can't think like that or speak like that. Asked if the Hoops players already viewed themselves as title winners, captain McGregor cautioned: "No, no. "And that in turn shows the level we're at and the level we're reaching.

Two great goals - both wonderful volleys from Rory Wilson and Darren McInally - made it 2-0 Rangers at half time, with the Light Blues dominating during the ...

It was a tough shift for him up top at times especially in the first half where service was hard to come by. He was denied by impressive Hearts stopper McFarlane on the rebound early on while he also won the ball back and laid one off to create a chance for Wilson which was denied. The 17-year-old showed a great attitude as he was positive in his movements, driving at the Rangers defence at any opportunity. The youngster got his name on the scoresheet with a spectacular one-touch volley to put his side two in front. He caused several problems for the Jambos' back line with his movement and penetrating runs and appears to have a bright future ahead at Ibrox. It was a great advert for youth football at Hampden and there were a few stand out performances for both sides - with names you are sure to see breaking throughout to the first team in the coming months and years.

Former defender Alan Hutton believes time is running out for the Coatbridge winger Josh McPake to make his case to Rangers.

“He will be looking to tie people down for next season. He is running out of time now. “But he has had a lot of loan spells, I know he’s only 20.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side are in Germany to face the Bundesliga giants.

“I keep saying to many people, European nights under the floodlights at Ibrox is just a totally different atmosphere. "They had a great performance in Germany previously against Dortmund but I honestly feel that will have to be equalled at least for Rangers to have a chance of making the final in Seville." I’ve seen big teams come and big players come and be in awe of the atmosphere. It's set to be a brilliant atmosphere with thousands of Rangers fans in attendance! “The mindset of Giovanni and the boys will be to make sure they go over there and come back with at least a positive result. However, he feels Leipzig will be the toughest game they've faced and thinks they need a repeat of the 4-2 performance in Dortmund to stand a chance of progression. Ally McCoist has been "pinching" himself at the thought of watching Rangers in a European semi-final. Ibrox has been a fortress for Rangers in Europe and they'll be hoping to return from Germany with the tie alive, ahead of the second leg in Glasgow. Giovanni van Bronckhorst is the fifth manager to lead Rangers into the last four of a European tournament. Rangers are in Germany to face RB Leipzig in the semi-final of the Europa League. Rangers famously reached the final of the UEFA Cup in 2008. But the Light Blues won't want their European adventure to stop as they eye a trip to Seville for the final in May.

Josh McPake made the breakthrough at the first-team finally before being shipped out on various loans.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. He will be looking to tie people down for next season. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. He is running out of time now. "He’ll be sending scouts to go out and watch Josh McPake and everybody else. “But he has had a lot of loan spells, I know he’s only 20.

The Tynecastle club have decided to enter a B team into the fifth-tier of Scottish football. It's a controversial issue amongst supporters but Jambos chiefs ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. They are willing to pay the £40,000 entry fee and that could lead to a restructuring of the 18 -teaml format to allow the Jambos to enter.

Rangers face RB Leipzig tonight as a crucial run of fixtures begins with their Europa League semi-final first leg.

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The Ibrox club have been hit with more financial penalties following their quarter-final clash with the Portuguese side.

Earlier in their continental campaign, Rangers were also punished for fans entering the pitch during the tie with Borussia Dortmund. Travelling fans lit flares inside the Estádio Municipal de Braga in a first-leg encounter on April 7, while the Ibrox club were also found at fault for the match kicking off late. The Ibrox club copped two separate punishments in the wake of their quarter-final victory - £30,000 for fans letting off flares and a further £8000 over late kick-off.

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BT Broadband customers can enjoy the BT Sport app and watch on the go for the same price. Even if you've subscribed to the relevant RB Leipzig vs Rangers live stream service, you won't be able to access coverage from outside your own country. In the US soccer fans can stream RB Leipzig vs Rangers free on Paramount+ with this 7-day free trial. It's $20 (CAD) a month and you can cancel any time. This gets you instant access to the BT Sport app. You can cancel the subscription at any time. Make sure you know how to watch a RB Leipzig vs Rangers live stream from anywhere in the world. For the UEFA Europa League, you may wish to choose 'USA' for Paramount +. You can use it to watch on your mobile, tablet, laptop, TV, games console and more. Simply use a VPN to access a live stream without being blocked. The current favourites to win the tournament, RB boast forward Christopher Nkunku, arguably the Europa League's star performer this season. Scottish giants Rangers make their first appearance in a European semi-final since 2008 today as they travel to Germany to face RB Leipzig in this last four Europa League first leg clash.

Minute-by-minute report: Will either team take control of this tie in Germany? Join Nick Ames.

Tonight they go again, in this not-particularly-new-fangled Europa League of ours – and they’re tantalisingly close to making history again. Back then, they edged past Fiorentina in the Uefa Cup, only to fall short against Zenit at the last. So at long as there are no disasters tonight, the Ibrox crowd may well be able to see them home next time out. Our players believe, they’ve trained well, they look very focused and we’re going to play in a great atmosphere against a good team. Nkunku goes down in the box as he tries to spin Goldson, but tumbles a bit too easily. Rangers’ fans have been making themselves seen and heard in town all afternoon, in tremendous number.

The Ibrox side are in Germany and their fans are loving life ahead of the Europa League semi-final.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. The beer was flowing and the songs were heard far and wide with Leipzig even tweeting to ask: "Is there anyone left in Scotland?"

RANGERS have been hit with more UEFA fines for incidents during their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Braga.

Rangers have been fined a further £8K for the fireworks being the cause of a delayed kick-off in the tie. In the latest charges against the Ibrox side, the Scottish champions have been hit with a total charge of €46,250 (£38,902). RANGERS have been hit with more UEFA fines for incidents during their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Braga.

THOUSANDS of Rangers fans are marching through the streets of Leipzig ahead of their Europa League semi-final showdown.

Laut— RBlive! (@rb_live) @PolizeiSachsenetwa 2000 Fans, aber gefühlt das Doppelte #RBLRFC #RangersFC #RBLeipzig #EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/akGION4Y4t April 28, 2022 “Also, we are living in a really good hotel in the centre and they told me that 200 fans are coming to the hotel so I will sleep here in the academy in the next two days. Es sind nicht ganz so viele wie 2017, aber viele.

Gordon Parks takes your calls as on Rangers fan warns Celtic not to count their chickens before they hatch.

Jimmy Murray, Edinburgh, said: "I remember Rangers of the past and the Lawrence dynasty. If only 35 or so years back our youth had the same support and structure." They should try and show at least a little bit of class." David Speirs, Coalhall, said: "Well said Hotline regular Gordon Ashley for praising Rangers for their performances in Europe and gaining the automatic Champions League spot. Celtic are named as one of a handful of sides to have done the European Cup, Domestic Cup and League treble. "Call it bias, ignorance or just bad reporting but the BBC needs correcting.

RB Leipzig host Rangers in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal. The German side are favourites to advance to the final, but the visitors will be ...

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RB Leipzig 1-0 Rangers: Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side were minutes away from a first-leg draw leaving the Scottish champions with work to do in return ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In the 75th minute Gulacsi gathered a long-distance effort from Kent before Nkunku beat Bassey to a header but again missed the target and then McGregor tipped a shot from Tyler Adams over the bar. Nkunku burst into the Rangers box and rounded McGregor but with the goal gaping he hammered the ball over the bar - it was a huge let-off for the Light Blues.

UEFA have imposed fines totalling €46250 on Rangers for two separate charges against the Ibrox club relating to their Europa League quarter-final, ...

The men in blue have it all to do next week after a late Angelino winner on the night with RB Leipzig 1-0 up in the Europa League semi-final.

Knew just when to close gaps and to apply pressure. 7 7 7 7 JAMES TAVERNIER: Skipper made a crucial intervention to deny Angelino. Another big display that sticks a thumb in the eye of those who criticise his defensive capabilities.

RB Leipzig secured a one-goal lead at the halfway mark of their Europa League semi-final with Rangers.

Tavernier then had a shot deflected for a corner but again Goldson headed over. In the 75th minute Gulacsi gathered a long-distance effort from Kent before Nkunku beat Bassey to a header but again missed the target and then McGregor tipped a shot from Tyler Adams over the bar. Nkunku burst into the Rangers box and rounded McGregor but with the goal gaping he hammered the ball over the bar - it was a huge let-off for the Light Blues.

Angelino scored a contender for the Europa League's Goal of the Season as RB Leipzig beat Rangers 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final.

He spent seven years on the books at Man City, but only played six Premier League games as he was loaned out five times. The other Europa League semi-final first leg saw Eintracht Frankfurt win 2-1 at West Ham. They will travel to Glasgow next week as clear favorites to reach the Europa League final.

The Light Blues were without a recognised striker but still managed to come out of their tie with RB Leipzig with the game firmly in the balance.

In saying that, sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say you’ve been beaten by a great goal. "Aribo through the middle was working really well. "Perhaps they should have got tighter. Great volley from him but Ryan Jack was maybe ball-watching. "He brings other players closer. I don't think he gives you that."

RANGERS will have a one goal deficit to again overcome if they are to reach the UEFA Europa League final following a 1-0 defeat here in Leipzig tonight.

From there, the winger showed super skill to burrow a path into the area before flashing an effort across the face of goal. Rangers did well to clear the initial effort, but the ball dropped for Angelino 25-yards from goal to send a sweet volley past McGregor and into the back of the net with four minutes left. As was to probably be expected, the home side began with the bulk of possession, with no real chances of note until the 17th minute, when a bit of a loose header from Barisic presented the ball to Dani Olmo to cross for Christopher Nkunu in the 18-yard box, but he dallied on the ball and McGregor blocked well.

Rangers looked on course to earn a draw before Angeliño's late goal gave RB Leipzig a 1-0 first-leg victory in the Europa League semi-final.

Leipzig appealed in vain for a penalty as Barisic clashed with Henrichs. The Germans needed something unorthodox, which was soon to arrive. Cue a wild celebration in front of the home dugout. In 16 earlier European matches this season, Rangers had not endured a spell without possession as was the case in the first quarter of this match. The change was immediately effective, Tavernier seeing a shot at goal deflected for a corner. Leipzig were jolted into action; Tavernier provided a desperate block from Angeliño’s half-volley after a spell of pinball inside the Rangers penalty area. RB Leipzig and Rangers had been embroiled in a taut encounter which endorsed time-honoured theories about the mundane nature of semi-finals.

Match report as RB Leipzig beat Rangers 1-0 in Germany; Angelino scored late on to secure a victory for the hosts in the first leg of their Europa League ...

"Now Rangers have to come - maybe not from the start - but they have to come out more and when there are more spaces we are better." "A 1-0 defeat away from home in Europe, we can overcome that and Ibrox will give us the energy." In the 75th minute Gulacsi gathered a long-distance effort from Kent before Nkunku beat Bassey to a header but again missed the target and then McGregor tipped a shot from Tyler Adams over the bar. Rangers overcame a 1-0 first leg defeat against Braga in the last round and will look for another tumultuous night at Ibrox to see them through to their first European final in 14 years Rangers suffered a narrow defeat to RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final after a moment of brilliance from Angelino. Match report as RB Leipzig beat Rangers 1-0 in Germany; Angelino scored late on to secure a victory for the hosts in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final; the sides meet again at Ibrox next Thursday

The Ibrox side were punished for the lighting of fireworks and a late kick-off.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. The Ibrox side were punished once again for fireworks being lit with a huge £30k fine for that, with a further £8000 for being the cause of a late kick off.

The former Ibrox hero expressed his frustration at Fashion Sakala as Gers fell to a late defeat in Germany.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. "RB Leipzig started to dominate towards the end. "I know Fashion Sakala is down as a forward, but for me, I think he's better coming off the wings. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. It's not over yet, that's for sure." They were a lot more adventurous.

RB Leipzig finally broke through five minutes from time to claim a one-goal lead heading into next week's second leg.

Aribo was told to play further up the pitch with Wright and Kent dropping deeper to make up a midfield four. In between times Connor Goldson executed a perfectly timed tackle just when Konrad Lamier was all set to tug on the trigger. Only twice in that opening half did they get so much as a sight at Allan McGregor’s goal and on both occasions, they were snuffed out by some colossus defending. And yet this was a million miles removed from a weekender in deepest darkest Lanarkshire. A chance to creep up behind history and tap it gently on the shoulder. After all, how can they be expected to keep on smashing through glass ceilings in this competition when they don’t even have a Roofe?

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side turned in a resolute display in their Europa League semi-final first leg but were narrowly beaten by RB Leipzig.

"Rangers fans would liked to have seen their team attack more than they did, but they certainly frustrated Leipzig. "Angelino, we know he's capable of this, he's done it before. "It's going to have to be one of those really special nights to get back in it because this is no ordinary Leipzig team - they're a very good, strong group. It's a bit of a sucker punch to lose in the manner they did but, listening to Gio after the game, they seem like they're up for this now. And he also cited "the Ibrox factor" which has helped carry Van Bronckhorst's team in their remarkable run to the last four. But the late goal does put Domenico Tedesco's team in the driving seat and former Celtic star Sutton believes it's now a tall order for Rangers - because he expects Leipzig to score in Glasgow.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - APRIL 28 : Rangers Ryan Jack looks dejected at full time during a UEFA Europa League Semi-Final match between RB Leipzig and Rangers at ...

"They kind of sit up and told us who were the ones to watch and their strengths and weaknesses. "I think some individuals within their team are high, high quality and we knew that coming into the game. We’ve been in this situation before and on big European nights at Ibrox when you come out and you feel the crowd right behind you, it’s special and it’s special to us as players.

JAMES TAVERNIER admits that Angelino's late strike for RB Leipzig was a painful moment for him and his team-mates but the Rangers skipper is…

“We know we can be better going forward. We are looking forward to it. “We’re disappointed in that but we know that at 1-0 and going to Ibrox [for the second leg] we are still well in the game.

Rangers were seven minutes from a clean sheet away in Germany in the semi-final first-leg.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. "Angelino, we know he's capable of this, he's done it before. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below.

Michael Gannon took your calls after Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side were narrowly beaten by RB Leipzig in their semi-final first leg.

The Gers fans who were planning for the trip to Seville can at least now book a sunshine week in Blackpool instead.” I'm optimistic of a win next week.” Eric Hay emailed: “This game is definitely not over yet. Joe Graham, Garrowhill, said: “Once again European Rangers carry the flag for Scotland. A magnificent result in Germany not only ups the coefficient but looks more likely advancing themselves to a European Final. John Bruce, Glasgow, said: “Most Rangers fans would have taken a 1-0 defeat, as it would have kept us in the tie. Rangers suffered a late blow in Leipzig and are not heading straight in to an early Sunday showdown with Celtic with the Premiership crown on the line.

Rangers hope to beat interest from English giants Manchester City and Newcastle United to secure attacking midfielder Alex Lowry on an extended deal.

His current contract expires this summer. Lowry scored on his debut against Stirling Albion earlier this season, and has made four senior appearances, with a league start under his belt. But Football Insider claim that Lowry is close to agreeing a new contract that ties him to Rangers until 2025 and is worth £5000 a week, after knocking back an earlier offer in February.

The former Rangers manager clearly still keeps an eye on things at Ibrox and his son has a favourite players.

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Football Insider has learned Rangers are close to agreeing a new contract with Ibrox starlet Alex Lowry after a breakthrough in negotiations.

In other news, Rangers have told a player who signed a new contract last year to find a new club. Rangers are close to agreeing a new contract with rising star Alex Lowry, Football Insider can exclusively reveal. Sources: Alex Lowry close to agreeing new Rangers deal

Gers went down 1-0 to an Angelino super-strike with around five minutes of the Europa League semi-final first-leg to go. The German outfit dominated in an ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. "And, when you face a team that is on the pitch in this way, with very strong, physical central defenders, it is not easy for those who have to play the game and attack.