Europa League NOW live: BVB against Glasgow Rangers in duty - Dortmund before early Europe!

Created: 02/17/2022, 7:40 p.m

By: Antonio Jose Riether

Julian Brandt (right) and BVB have Glasgow Rangers as guests today.

© Sascha Schuermann/AFP

With BVB and RB Leipzig, two Bundesliga teams are taking part in the Europa League playoffs.

The highlights of the first leg can be found here in the live ticker.

• Europa League: In the playoffs, BVB* takes on Glasgow Rangers at 6.45 p.m. (live on RTL+*).

• At 9 p.m., RB Leipzig* welcomes the Spanish first division club Real Sociedad San Sebastián.

• The highlights of both first legs can be found here in the live ticker.

Europa League playoffs: Borussia Dortmund - Glasgow Rangers 0: 2 (0: 2), 6.45 p.m

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Referee Turpin asks the teams into the cabin, for BVB a half ends to forget.

A late double strike puts Glasgow Rangers in a Europa League position, while the Bundesliga club could face an early exit if they lose.

However, Marco Rose's side still have 45 minutes to improve their starting position for the second leg at Ibrox Stadium.

HALFTIME

44th minute:

BVB had the upper hand for a long time, but now it's going to be very difficult for Marco Rose's team.

Reyna and Moukoko warm up, probably the only remedy against the uncreative Dortmund offensive.

Europa League: BVB against Glasgow in the live ticker – double strike for Rangers

41 minutes: And this corner makes it 2-0!

The Colombian Morelos appears after the cross, which flies over friend and foe, all alone in front of the empty box and only has to push in.

40 minutes:

Now it's the Rangers' turn.

A cross from Barisic initially slips through, but Morelos is in the backcourt, who checks Kobel from an acute angle and takes out a corner.

38 minutes: The guest captain Tavernier is on point, takes a run-up and sends Kobel into the wrong corner.

The ball hits the bottom right - BVB is behind!

38 minutes:

And indeed!

BVB defender Zagadou was on the ball with his hand after a corner, and the penalty goes to Rangers!

37 minutes:

The Rangers push the ball back and forth, and suddenly Turpin gets something on his ear: penalty check by VAR!

34 minutes:

BVB brings some momentum back into things.

Reus gets through on the right, but his pass to the center with the hoe is cleared just in front of the goal line.

Another buyer was missing in the middle, but Erling Haaland is not in the squad today.

31 minutes:

After half an hour, the game flattens out a bit.

BVB can stop a short wave of attacks by the Scots.

27 minutes:

It's a lively game, BVB is approaching the opening goal.

A cross from Bellingham both misses Reus and Malen by a foot from McGregor's goal.

Europa League: BVB against Glasgow Rangers in the live ticker - Dortmund with the first chances

24 minutes:

Another situation that BVB doesn't play properly.

Guerreiro is served heavily on the left, his cross goes to the opponent, who clears the next corner.

But the host cannot make a profit from the standard either.

21 minutes:

Simple ball losses let BVB lose control a bit, Brandt crosses unchallenged into the side in a promising situation.

18 minutes:

BVB seems to have found their way into the game, but after losing the ball, Rangers indicate that they can influence the game significantly with their good switching game.

Dortmund should be warned.

14 minutes:

BVB could play out the first chance through a standard situation - could.

Because Marco Reus' cross is only cleared for a corner.

But this is where the first opportunity comes from.

Zauadou checks McGregor in the Rangers box with a header from around five meters, but this comes too centrally on the box.

The keeper has no problems.

Europa League: BVB against Glasgow Rangers in the live ticker – Kobel thwarts the first major opportunity

10 minutes:

First big chance!

Rangers left-back Barisic refuels on the left and dribbles into the penalty area, where he only has Kobel in front of him.

The Swiss keeper unpacks a brilliant save and saves his team from an early deficit.

8 minutes:

The Rangers create the first half chance, Dortmund has not yet come in front of the opposing goal.

The guests are stable in the first few minutes and also dare to advance.

But real highlights are yet to come.

5th Minute:

The 10,000 admitted spectators in Dortmund create a good atmosphere, the team first finds itself in the game.

The Scots have been putting pressure on early on, but Dortmund can first free themselves.

1st minute:

And let's go!

The guests initially have the ball, but Borussia get it immediately.

Can BVB continue the strong performance from the weekend?

WHISTLE

Update, 6.41 p.m .:

The teams come out of the catacombs, in a few minutes BVB is about to enter the knockout phase of the Europa League.

Europa League live today: BVB against Glasgow Rangers in the ticker – two Dortmunders are returning to the squad

Update, 6:34 p.m .:

Just a few moments until referee Clement Turpin releases the game.

“We want to go as far as possible, but there are tough challenges ahead.

One of them is here today: Glasgow Rangers,” said BVB coach Marco Rose before the playoff first leg.

Update, 6:20 p.m .:

Less than half an hour until kick-off!

Can BVB build on the strong game at Union Berlin this weekend?

It could be tighter against Glasgow Rangers than it was 3-0 in Berlin, after all, the Scottish champions are visiting the Westfalenstadion, where Dortmund's 1000th home game is taking place today.

Update, 6 p.m.:

Dortmund’s top striker

Erling Haaland will not be able to be there this Thursday evening, but two other BVB professionals are returning to the team.

Giovanni Reyna, who missed the 3-0 win against Union with an upset stomach, and Thorgan Hazard, who was not included recently, are back in the squad.

In addition to Haaland, the injured Thomas Meunier and Marius Wolf as well as the suspended Emre Can are missing today.

Europa League live today: Erling Haaland is taking part in the final training session - but he is not in the squad

Update from February 17, 5.40 p.m .:

The line-ups for the game between Borussia Dortmund and Glasgow Rangers are now known!

Despite his participation in the final training session, Erling Haaland is not in the starting XI and is not on the bench.

Donyell Malen plays for him in the center of the attack.

Update from February 17, 5:25 p.m .:

In a little less than an hour and a half, the first leg of the Europa League intermediate round against Glasgow Rangers will rise in Dortmund.

The opponent is coached by former Barcelona and Arsenal star Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who also played for Rangers for three years.

Curiously, a professional in the ranks of Dortmund was named after the opposing coach.

Ex-Bundesliga player Claudio Reyna played with van Bronckhorst in Glasgow, he gave his son Giovanni Reyna the name of his former teammate.

"I'm very, very good friends with the Reyna family, I've known Gio since the day he was born," said the Dutchman before the game.

From 6.45 p.m. the friendship will be paused for 90 minutes.

Europa League live today: BVB and RB Leipzig are expecting challenging opponents in the playoffs

First report from February 17th:

Dortmund/Leipzig – Both Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig had to accept a setback in the current season.

Both Bundesliga clubs ended up in third place in the group stage of the Champions League* and missed out on making it into the knockout phase.

After all, both teams get the chance to participate in the last rounds of the Europa League*.

To determine the final participants, the eight third-placed teams from the premier class compete against the eight runners-up from the Euro-League groups.

Europa League live today: BVB against Rangers with Haaland?

Attacker took part in final training

Dortmund failed in a relatively average group at Ajax Amsterdam and Sporting Lisbon, now the black and yellow receive Glasgow Rangers* in the intermediate round.

The reigning Scottish champions are guests in the first of two games at BVB and are part of a special anniversary.

Dortmund will play their 1000th home game in the Westfalenstadion on Thursday evening.

For this reason alone, the anger about the missed progress should be great.

The first good news for BVB came the day before the playoff game.

Top striker Erling Haaland*, who has not been on the pitch since the away game in Hoffenheim on January 22, took part in the final training session.

So he could make his comeback against the Rangers, coach Marco Rose could probably bring him as a joker.

Europa League live today: RB Leipzig wants to crack Real Sociedad with their own means

Despite brave performances against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig had to line up behind the two heavyweights in the group phase.

Later that evening, the Saxons meet Real Sociedad San Sebastián in the first leg of the playoffs.

RB coach Domenico Tedesco remained objective against the current sixth in the Primera División and warned of the qualities of the Basques, who could throw Atlético Madrid out of the cup.

"We need the ball. If you give it to a Spanish team, they know what to do with it.

We have to keep them away from our own goal, ”said the 36-year-old the route.