In the early morning of May 6, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals began, in which the wanderers from the Soviet Super League returned home to face Red Bull Leipzig, and the former lost 0-1 in the first leg. As a result, in the early morning game, the Rangers successfully counterattacked, won the game 3-1, and achieved the promotion with an aggregate score of 3-2, reaching the Europa League final for the second time in the history of the team.
Last season, the traditional giants of the Soviet Premier League, led by Liverpool legend Gerrard, successfully regained the league title again, and it was an unbeaten posture of the season. However, at the beginning of the season, Gerrard chose to return to the Premier League, which caught the rangers off guard. The Dutch coach Van Bronterhorst, who has just taken over, has not been able to lead the team to a good result for a while. Many Rangers fans think that the club has to sink again.
However, as the season progressed, rangers became more and more stable. Although in the league, they are not guaranteed the final championship. But on the stage of the Europa League, Rangers keep surprising fans. The rangers, who are worth only 130 million, are definitely not on the stage of the Europa League. However, in the knockout rounds, they have eliminated a number of strong teams in a row, including Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
In particular, the elimination of Bumblebee Dortmund is a classic battle for wanderers this season. The Wanderer, who has become a Bundesliga killer, has met an opponent on the Europa League stage this season, or Frankfurt in the league. It was the second time in Rangers history that they had reached the Europa League final, the first time in the 07-08 season, and finally lost to Zenit. Winning the Europa League is the goal of the whole team, after all, it will be the first crown in their history.
Speaking of the early morning game, the Rangers, who lost 0-1 in the first leg, returned to the home court and burst into energy again. Less than 30 minutes into the opening 30 minutes, the Rangers scored two goals and managed to achieve an aggregate victory. In the second half, Nkunku equalised in an attempt to drag the game into extra time.
However, the Rangers who played at home did not give Red Bull a chance. In the 80th minute, Lundstrong scored a shot to help the Rangers lead again. In the final moments of the game, there was constant controversy on the field, but neither side was able to score again. At the end of the game, the Rangers won 3-1 and advanced to the promotion 3-2 on aggregate.
Against Red Bull Leipzig, which is worth a total of 460 million, wanderers won in the early morning. Of course, to make history, the Rangers had to beat Frankfurt on the final stage on May 19. This season's Europa League final will take place at the Piz juan stadium in Spain.
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