LUNDSTRAM SENDS RANGERS TO A SHOWDOWN IN SEVILLE

JOHN LUNDSTRAM’S late goal catapulted Rangers to their first European final for 14 years as they beat RB Leipzig on a famous night at Ibrox. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side turned the tie on its head inside 24 minutes. Right back James Tavernier, now the competition’s leading scorer with seven, turned in from Ryan Kent’s driven cross before Glen Kamara put Rangers ahead with a curling left-foot effort from 20 yards. Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku volleyed in his 32nd goal of the season with 20 minutes left to level the tie, before Lundstram struck from close range in the 80th minute to send his side through to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the final in Seville on May 18. It will be Rangers’ first European final since 2008, when they were beaten in this competition by Zenit St Petersburg at the Etihad Stadium. ‘It’s very hard to find words,’ said Van Bronckhorst. ‘The players were fantastic, together with the crowd we made it an atmosphere we needed. ‘You can’t write a script better than this. We’re all very proud that we reached the final.’