Rangers seal UCL Play-Off spot as Ibrox stays witness to history

It was history in the making at Ibrox as Rangers ran riot against Union Saint-Gilloise to qualify for the Champions League play-off as they overcame a first-leg deficit to pump in three goals, propelling them to the playoffs.

Rangers went down 2-0 in Belgium last week we needed them to produce something extraordinary to stay in the hunt. The first 45-minutes were cagey, to say the least, but the game would soon burst to life as James Tavernier smashed home from the spot on the brink of half-time.

Within just 13 minutes of the game resuming post-half-time, Rangers would restore parity through Antonio Colak as he produced a thumping header to start the nightmare for Union SG as the battle started unraveling at a faster pace.

The remarkable turnaround of Rangers at Ibrox

It was Malik Tillman who would complete the turnaround, to send the Rangers hammer and tongs to the playoffs, leaving the first-leg leaders in utter shock and incredulity. However, the affair was nothing of a fairytale, to be honest. The drama topped everything with James Sands being shown a second yellow only to be overruled by the linesman.

Another late twist witnessed Union finishing with ten men after Lazare Amani was given marching orders seconds away from the regulation timings. Well, just in case how far will the Rangers have to wait before the group stages come knocking, it is just one more game where they will be facing PSV Eindhoven who bettered Monaco in a closely-contested encounter with 7 goals being plundered.

The winner of the tie between Eindhoven and Rangers will be granted a spot in the group stages of Europe’s most elite football competition, nights that football fans eagerly wait for, nights where Gods fall and new epics are scribed. This would be history in its crudest form as it has been a while since the Rangers have created a few ripples in the bigger stages.