Rangers failed to secure passage to the knockout stages of the Europa League after a 2-2 draw with Feyenoord but they did make it an awful lot easier for themselves after a stirring second half performance as reported by BBC Sport.
Alfredo Morelos again proved to be the match winner with two stunning headers to first, bring the Ibrox side level, then put them in front but they couldn’t hold on as the Dutch side drew level soon after with a draw (probably) being a fair result.
If Morelos was the man in the second half if was Allan McGregor that kept the Light Blues in contention at half-time with a series of stunning saves, proving once again how important he is to the success of Steven Gerrard’s side.
Will Rangers progress to knockout stages of the Europa League?
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Despite not quite making it through to the last 32, Rangers fans were relieved to come away with a draw in a result that leaves them top of the group and requiring just a point from the final match against Young Boys at home.
They took to Twitter to reflect on the result with a mixture of relief and pride.
That wasn’t good for my heart 😰😫 come on boys… tops of the group 👏🏼
— Cameron Taylor (@CameronnTaylorr) November 28, 2019
Happy with that, need to hammer Young Boys at Ibrox I’m two weeks
— 𝒲𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓂 ♛ (@W1LL1AMRFC) November 28, 2019
Top second half performance Gers. Big shout out to McGregor for keeping us in the game 🖐
— Yaldy (@yaldydd) November 28, 2019
Terrible first half, brilliant response. One of Helander or Goldson should smash the boy for their equaliser but great battling qualities again. Ridiculous to feel slightly deflated with a point given the last 8 year!🇬🇧
— Gav (@Broonser37) November 28, 2019
Well done guys, would’ve folded in past years. Just shows how resilient we are these days!
— Gregor (@johnste51184020) November 28, 2019
You’re due me a new heart
— kai (@kaieo) November 28, 2019
The draw leaves progress in Rangers own hands as they look for European football after Christmas for the first time since 2010/11, Gerrard continues to defy his inexperience with his remarkable run of results on the continent.