Rangers v Tottenham: Europa League – live

Submitted by daniel on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 19:17

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Rangers substitution

Barron on for Bajrami and Sterling on for Cerny who has been a menace down the right.

Updated at 22.27 CET

Spurs triple substitution

Spurs make a triple substitution.

Solanke on for Johnson, Sarr on for Bentancur and Bergvall on for Bissouma

The ball then comes out to Rangers and Diomande hits the ball from way out. It takes a deflection and it’s another corner.

Resulting corner sees Archie Gray header it out. Another corner. It’s cleared.

So saying, Spurs get the ball with Bentancur and Kulusevski combining. A cross to Johnson sees him in space but he fires over.

Goal!

Only a minute of the second half gone and Rangers have scored.

Tavernier runs down the right, whipping a cross into the Spurs box where Igamane latches onto the ball and puts it past Forster.

Updated at 22.08 CET

Second half kick off

So we are back. Not sure the next 45 mins will be quite as good as the first 45.

Kulusevski is on for Werner.

Half time

Updated at 21.43 CET

Rangers substitution

And yup – he’s off. Looks like his groin.

Balogun comes on in his place.

Rangers definitely have the edge though.

They have a corner.

It’s all action.

Nothing comes from that.

Updated at 21.21 CET

Updated at 21.14 CET

Kick off

And we are off with Spurs. Hold on to your hats.

Ibrox is rocking tonight. Even though it is near to freezing.

The TV (which is dubbing this fixture The Battle of Britain) is showing the young mascots warming up in the tunnel – vigorously. Socks are pulled up past the knees.

The teams are out

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Yilmaz, Raskin, Bajrami, Cerny, Diomande, Jefte, Igamane.

Subs: Kelly, Cortes, Barron, Dessers, Dowell, Sterling, Balogun, King, McCausland, Fraser, Rice, Curtis.

Tottenham Hotspur: Forster, Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie, Bentancur, Bissouma, Johnson, Maddison, Werner, Son.

Subs: Austin, Whiteman, Bergvall, Solanke, Kulusevski, Sarr, Lankshear, Dorrington, Olusesi, Williams-Barnet, Hardy.

Referee: Sandro Scharer (Switzerland)

And in case you don’t know what time it is where you are watching/reading/listening, here is a reminder

Ange interview: ‘Tough game, big game’

Spurs TV is asking the questions : “How’s it feel to be back?” (in Glasgow). Fair enough question I guess since Ange was Celtic manager for a couple of years.

He answers: “Good to be back – just as cold as I remember it.”

And quizzed about his potential reception by Rangers fans:

“You pretty much know when you are up here that - the city is divided. And you kind of know that if you are on one side that the other are not going to be too warm and friendly with you. But that’s OK, that’s part of sport.”

On injuries and perhaps the general malaise at Spurs after some very up and down results.

“We are in a bit of a tough spot. But great opportunity for us to overcome the odds and hopefully create something special.

“Fair to say this is probably the worst I have ever experienced. What need to do is to stay calm and have a belief in the principles of what you are building.”

Updated at 20.49 CET

Don’t often see a picture of Ange smiling so here’s one

And another

Evening everyone – or morning if you are on Australia timezone or afternoon in the Americas etc …

Welcome to our second live match of the day – a real potential cracker this one with lots at stake (for Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou).

It’s 8th placed Rangers against 9th placed Spurs.

But more than that its a chance for Ange to get his season back on track after a a topsy turvy few months of glory (4-0 win at Man city) and dismality (is that the a word that describes their various coming-from-in front defeats?)

Link

Rangers v Tottenham: Europa League – live - The Guardian

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