Braga v Rangers Europa League quarter final, first leg – live!
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Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off in PortugalLive scoreboard: all Thursday’s goals as they go inAnd you can get in touch with John by email or on TwitterThese two met in this competition two years ago, back in the days of Stevie G.Rangers should have extended the 3-2 lead with which they travelled to Portugal during the first half but wasted three chances – with Ianis Hagi becoming their fourth player this season to miss a penalty.But Kent sealed Rangers’ place in the draw on Friday 16 minutes after the break to send the 5,000 fans who had journeyed from Scotland wild and now Gerrard hopes it will help the Englishman return to his best.Big opportunity, great to be involved in Europe still. We have one goal to go to the semis. Disappointment’s a big part of footbal;, especially when you lose to Celtic. The focus was switched to today. You want to see a reaction, a desire, we have a big squad, and it’s a tie over two games. [Braga]’s a good team, you don’t beat Sheriff and Monaco if you are not a good team. We have to be ready. Continue reading...