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The Rangers celebrate in Dortmund
Photo: THILO SCHMUELGEN / REUTERS
In the playoffs of the Europa League, the eight clubs will be determined that will contest the round of 16 in addition to the eight group winners that have already been determined.
Borussia Dortmund also has to go into this knockout round after being eliminated in the Champions League group phase - and after a 2: 4 (0: 2) defeat against Glasgow Rangers is also in the "smaller" European Cup before the The end.
»This is the best competition we have now.
Of course we want to do as well as possible, "said Dortmund's sports director Michael Zorc shortly before the game on RTL +.
However, his players did not feel much of that.
BVB created two half-chances in the first half and allowed the guests from Scotland to have chances on the other side.
Boris Barisic forced the BVB goalkeeper to make a strong save with his shot from a tight angle after just ten minutes.
Whistle concert at half time
Then the video referee intervened after a Rangers corner kick: Dan-Axel Zagadou played the ball clearly with his hand, James Tavernier converted the penalty kick safely (38th).
A few minutes later, the hosts were again too passive after a corner against them, and Alfredo Morelos headed in at the second post (41').
The Dortmund fans acknowledged the performance of their team with a loud whistle concert.
And it didn't get any better at first: John Lundstram made it 3-0 for the guests with a shot from the edge of the penalty area into the right corner (49'), before Jude Bellingham was able to immediately restore the old two-goal gap (51').
The Rangers remained unimpressed - and scored again through Morales, whose shot steered Zagadou into his own goal (56th).
Coach Marco Rose's team gained a little hope for the second leg when Raphaël Guerreiro (82') made it 4-2.
In Glasgow, BVB must win by two goals next Thursday (9 p.m.) in order to at least reach extra time.
All results and information about the Europa League can be found in our live center.
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