Rangers win ahead of Europa League trip to FC Porto | OneFootball

Rangers closed the gap to the top of the Scottish League this Sunday by beating Dundee 3-0, taking advantage of the leader Hearts’ draw against the four-time champions Celtic (2-2), the city rivals of FC Porto’s opponent in the Europa League.

In Glasgow, in the 23rd round of the regular season, the Protestants opened the scoring in the second half with a penalty converted by the English captain James Tavernier in the 48th minute, and in stoppage time substitutes Danilo Pereira (90+1) and Djeidi Gassama (90+4) increased the lead to 3-0.

The Portuguese player Chermiti was not included in the Rangers’ squad, who extended their best run of the season—eight wins in all competitions, six of them in the league—and secured second place with 47 points, behind Hearts (51) and ahead of Celtic (45).

Rangers visit FC Porto on Thursday, in one of 18 matches played simultaneously in the eighth and final round of the Europa League group stage, already out of contention for the knockout spots, while the Dragons, clear leaders of the Primeira Liga, have at least secured a place in the play-offs and could still advance directly to the round of 16.

The Protestants will face a Portuguese club for the second time this season in Europe’s second-tier club competition, after a home draw with Sp. Braga (1-1) in the fifth round.

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