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

Rangers shortened the gap to the top of the Scottish League this Sunday by defeating Dundee 3-0, taking advantage of the draw between the leader Hearts and the four-time champion Celtic (2-2), the city rival of FC Porto's opponent in the Europa League.

In Glasgow, during the 23rd round of the regular phase, 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 injury time, substitutes Danilo Pereira (90+1) and Djeidi Gassama (90+4) increased the score to 3-0.

The Portuguese Chermiti was not included in the Rangers' options, who extended their best series 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 will visit FC Porto on Thursday, in one of the 18 matches taking place simultaneously in the eighth and final round of the Europa League group stage, already out of the race for the knockout stage spots, while the Dragons, clear leaders of the Primeira Liga, have at least secured a playoff spot and can still advance directly to the round of 16.

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

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