James Tavernier stresses Rangers’ job not done despite famous Dortmund win
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In an incredible knockout round play-off encounter at Signal Iduna Park, the Scottish champions raced into a two-goal interval lead through a VAR-awarded penalty from the Gers captain and an Alfredo Morelos tap-in.
Light Blues midfielder John Lundstram curled in a wonderful third after 49 minutes, only for Dortmund’s teenage England midfielder Jude Bellingham to reduce the deficit a minute later with a similar counter.
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Hide AdA Morelos strike was then inadvertently helped into the net by home defender Dan-Axel Zagadou – who had earlier handled for the the penalty – before Raphael Guerreiro’s 82nd-minute effort pulled the German giants closer again.
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Despite pulling off an upset in Dortmund, Tavernier warned against making too many assumptions about the second leg at Ibrox next Thursday night.
He said: “We got the result we wanted to take back home, but it is only halfway through.
“There is a lot of positives to take from this game. I thought the boys were exceptional.
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Hide Ad“Every man, even the substitutes who came on, everyone did a fantastic job and, like I say, it is only halfway.
“We have a lot of work to do next week, but we put ourselves in a really good position”
On his penalty, eventually awarded after his corner was handled by Zagadou, the Light Blues full-back said: “It was the wait for the VAR. I didn’t see the handball, but when the ref blows you know something is going to happen
“That’s the benefit of having VAR. There was also a bit of a wait before the whistle went (to take the penalty), but I was calm when I took it and happy to give the boys the lead and something to build on.”