Celtic fans were able to take some consolation from tonight’s Europa League action at Ibrox tonight.Â
While Ange Postecoglou’s squad were resting up at home ahead of another intensive training session Sunday’s Scottish Cup opponents were enduring a draining 120 minutes of action in the Europa League.Â
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side eventually went through on a 3-2 aggregate but it was very heavy going two and a half days before they meet Celtic at Hampden.Â
The tie should have been settled before half-time with Braga picking up where they left off in 2020 when they turned a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 defeat at Ibrox.Â
Two goals from James Tavpen with their opponents down to 10 men should have put the home side in easy street but Veiga Teixeria Carno scored in the 83rd minute to stun Ibrox and send the match into extra-time.Â
Kemar Roofe settled the tie with a goal in the 101st minute, with Braga soon reduced to nine men the outcome was never in doubt but van Bronckhorst will be doing a head count tomorrow to see if there are any additions to Alfredo Morelos and Filip Helander on the injured list.Â
An extra hawf hour ye say pic.twitter.com/RCSmmyBBni
— Tam sellic son (@TamsellicsonIII) April 14, 2022
Extra 30 minutes in the legs for rangers. Daizen Maeda on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/SnIlpNA2kZ
— ??????? Boyle?? (@Boyle_67) April 14, 2022
Look no beating about the bush tonight sevco deserved their victory.
Had that been Bragga playing like that against us we would be howling let’s nod kid ourselves on.
Only one team wanted that result tonight sevco,no help from refs or linesmen.
2 pefectly good goals chopped off.
Bragga it took them 84 minutes to get a corner kick and never even ventured or made it into sevco’s penalty box in the first half,that team are joke.
Loved the extra time though which can only benefit us for Sunday.
I wouldnae mind going into this game knowing I was in the semis of Europa.
Let’s not count our chickens ,that was a massive result for the Huns ,but we need to give our all on Sunday to bring them and the Hun media back to earth and reality.