2021-22 UEFA Europa League

Brewster · 14-04-2022 11:28pm

Rangers absolutely battered Braga tonight, even when when they had 11 men. It’s an amazing achievement to see Rangers back in another European semi final. Great profile for the Scottish game. Hopefully Rangers West Ham final!

citytillidie · 22-04-2022 11:54am

Semi-Final 1st Legs

Thursday 28th April - 20:00 Kick-offs

West Ham United FC (ENG) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - Live on BT Sport 1 / Virgin Media Two

RB Leipzig (GER) V Rangers FC (SCO) - Live on BT Sport 2

citytillidie · 28-04-2022 9:53pm

Semi-Final 1st Leg Results

West Ham United FC (ENG) 1 V 2 Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

RB Leipzig (GER) 1 V 0 Rangers FC (SCO)

Semi-Final 2nd Legs

Thursday 5th May

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V West Ham United FC (ENG) (Agg 2-1) - Live on BT Sport 1 / Virgin Media Two?

Rangers FC (SCO) V RB Leipzig (GER) (Agg 0-1) - Live on BT Sport 2 / Virgin Media Two?

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-04-2022 10:31pm

Had half an eye on the Rangers game. It was a nice volley by Angelino to get the win. Nkunku missed a good chance after taking it around the keeper.

Brewster · 28-04-2022 10:44pm

Not a good night for the British teams, Rangers will be disappointed to lose a goal so late. I think Rangers will throw kitchen sink at them at Ibrox but will be vulnerable to the counter attack. I think West Ham will also find it tough. Certainly an all German final on the cards….

sligeach · 05-05-2022 8:20pm

I don't know why the referee needed to be told by VAR to take another look at that blatant foul and upgrade it from a yellow to a red for West Ham's Cresswell.

HalloweenJack · 05-05-2022 8:26pm

Rangers now 2-1 up on aggregate. It's been a great start to the game, fairly end-to-end. Interesting to see what Rangers go about this now that they are in front.

sligeach · 05-05-2022 8:26pm

And now West Ham are 1-0 down. Nicely worked by Frankfurt.

HalloweenJack · 05-05-2022 8:31pm

Aribo swings a boot at it and turns it over from a few yard's out when it seemed easier to score. Rangers not letting up.

sligeach · 05-05-2022 9:40pm

David Moyes has been sent off. Classless, really. It appears he asked for the ball from one of the ball boys and when he didn't get it as he wished or maybe in a timely manner for his liking, he kicked it back at him. He can't complain, but he has been complaining all game.

Weepsie · 05-05-2022 9:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021229#Comment_119021229

And Frankfurt have been at the gamesmanship all game. Antonio has someone hanging off him every set piece. Referee only warns him and then booked him. He should be booking both or neither. He's failing to do his job.

Kostic hauled down Bowen deliberately and wasn't booked, and then stood a yard in front of where he was supposed to and referee waved it on.

Weepsie · 05-05-2022 9:47pm

Ref should've stopped the game in the first half too when the Frankfurt fans were pelting West ham players with beer cups

citytillidie · 05-05-2022 9:55pm

Semi-Final 2nd Leg Results

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 1 V 0 West Ham United FC (ENG) (Agg 3-1)

Rangers FC (SCO) 3 V 1 RB Leipzig (GER) (Agg 3-2)

Final

Wednesday 18th May 20:00

Live on BT Sport / Virgin Media Two

Rangers FC (SCO) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

~Rebel~ · 05-05-2022 9:55pm

Fair play to Rangers, incredible stuff!

Agent Coulson · 05-05-2022 9:55pm

Fair play to Rangers a well deserved win to reach the final.

NIMAN · 05-05-2022 9:56pm

To be fair, Rangers deserved that tonight. Better team.

RBL disappointing.

sligeach · 05-05-2022 9:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021252#Comment_119021252

Ya, that was disgraceful.

eigrod · 05-05-2022 9:58pm

Well done Rangers. They were on the ropes at 2-2 but rallied late.

sligeach · 05-05-2022 10:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021290#Comment_119021290

Rangers have to thank all the people who did the draws, because they got the easiest team possible or close to in each time. Hopefully they lose in the final.

The red card spoiled the West Ham game, though Frankfurt have been the best team in the competition.

Mr.Nice Guy · 05-05-2022 10:01pm

Didn't think Rangers would get past Leipzig. Some achievement.

ShamoBuc · 05-05-2022 10:08pm

Bit ott for Frankfurt to allow the fans to come from the terrace to the hoardings before the final whistle and then onto the pitch at the final whistle.

It was great to see the celebrations though.

Hammer Archer · 05-05-2022 10:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021246#Comment_119021246

Antonio is the kind of player who is constantly being dragged out of but because of his size, never gets any protection from referees.

It's quite funny how it's all praise for Frankfurt fans, if an English side's fans invaded the pitch like that, it'd be all over the news about typical English hooligans (not to mention the missiles in the first half and the several attacks on West Ham fans both in Frankfurt and in Seville when both teams were playing there).

Utterly braindead by Cresswell. Just let him go and hope for the best. I'd rather need two goals with 11 men than face 75 minutes with 10 men while needing at least one goal.

Was fun while it lasted.

05-05-2022 10:10pm

Rangers one game away from joining Celtic back in the Champions league group stages. Unreal.

DellyBelly · 05-05-2022 10:11pm

Great result for Rangers....didn't see that coming. Would it be good for Scottish football if they went onto win it?

Weepsie · 05-05-2022 10:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021312#Comment_119021312

They beat dortmund and Leipzig. There were not many teams drawers tougher than those they couldve got

NIMAN · 05-05-2022 11:07pm

Watched most of the Rangers game. They fully deserved their victory.

RBL very disappointing. Kinda shows that the general standard of football Europe wide, outside of the top elite clubs, is all very much of a muchness.

Mr.Nice Guy · 06-05-2022 12:27pm

Rice could be in trouble for this.

https://twitter.com/imanoleg_/status/1522456067191582725?cxt=HHwWisC98cHu7KAqAAAA

Brewster · 06-05-2022 12:42pm

Leipzig were limited to very few opportunities over the two legs. On paper they have the better players than Rangers, but they didn’t show this enough over two games. No doubt Rangers deserve to be in the final on merit. They beat two of the better teams in Germany on their way to final, with Leipzig also being a recent CL semi finalist. Will be a good final hopefully. Much better spectacle than an all German final.

Hammer Archer · 06-05-2022 1:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119023102#Comment_119023102

Was that after the game? Rice did seem frustrated towards the end of the game alright. May get a ban if we get into Europe next year.

Referee's performance was quite puzzling at times. As mentioned, Antonio was getting manhandled every time the ball came into the box but he was the only one warned. Benrahma was barged into by at least 3 Frankfurt players after one of their players voluntarily left the field and he rightly played on, yet Benrahma got a yellow along with only one Frankfurt player. Not enough to warrant the response from Rice but enough to make a frustrating night that bit more frustrating.

Mr.Nice Guy · 18-05-2022 7:55pm

Teams for the final:

https://twitter.com/eintracht_eng/status/1526982810032128000?cxt=HHwWgIC-odCx97AqAAAA

https://twitter.com/RangersFC/status/1526981802279190534?cxt=HHwWjICy9fv29rAqAAAA

Some clashes between the fans already in Seville. Hope it doesn't get ugly after the game.

Rangers probably won't get a better chance of a European trophy for a generation.

sligeach · 18-05-2022 7:58pm

Hopefully Frankfurt win this final and win it well.

TheCitizen · 18-05-2022 8:02pm

Is Brian Kerr a rangers man as Tommy codded him with? Brian retorted just cos I’ve a Scottish name? Jim Kerr from Simple Minds was a Celtic man.

Anyway, up Frankfurt

sligeach · 18-05-2022 8:06pm

That was an awful "tackle".

TheCitizen · 18-05-2022 8:06pm

That’s a red card. Dangerous play

sligeach · 18-05-2022 8:07pm

VAR, I bet hasn't got the bottle to give a red card for that.

Mr.Nice Guy · 18-05-2022 8:08pm

Not even a booking for that?

tanko · 18-05-2022 8:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082297#Comment_119082297

Gerry Armstrong reckons it was accidental, clueless as ever. If that’s not a red card what is?

Dr. Bre · 18-05-2022 8:08pm

Ye definitely red that !

retalivity · 18-05-2022 8:11pm

Not even a yellow...WTF

cj maxx · 18-05-2022 8:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082300#Comment_119082300

They never even looked at it seemingly.

sligeach · 18-05-2022 8:11pm

That was a farce. Not even a yellow, probably because if they gave a card, it could only be one colour. The ref probably didn't want to spoil the game so early, but that was a red all day long.

awec · 18-05-2022 8:12pm

Wasn’t a red for me. Yellow for sure.

razorblunt · 18-05-2022 8:12pm

studs up chest high regardless of if Rode dipped or not. Baffling not to be carded.

Prisoner6409 · 18-05-2022 8:14pm

WTF has happened to referring, since VAR they have got worse, how does a player with his foot so high not even get a yellow. I thought Nirvana in referring was consistency.

Loafing Oaf · 18-05-2022 8:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082273#Comment_119082273

His Dad was a Belfast man, not sure which 'side'...

sligeach · 18-05-2022 8:22pm

If Knauff had gone for the other side of the goal, McGregor would have had no chance.

trashcan · 18-05-2022 8:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082330#Comment_119082330

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082372#Comment_119082372

Yep, his dad very involved in boxing in Belfast. I think the fact that he moved down here would indicate which side he was from. Brian didn’t seem too impressed to be accused of being a Rangers man anyway 😄

ShamoBuc · 18-05-2022 8:33pm

Rangers will be doing very well to keep it scoreless till ht.

razorblunt · 18-05-2022 8:41pm

Too many fouls going unpunished with cards. Someone will cross the line

cj maxx · 18-05-2022 8:48pm

This ref is scared stiff to show a card. Should be a red and yellow to rangers, easily

2021-22 UEFA Europa League

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