Nils Koppen responds in five words to Rangers’ Europa League draw at Benfica

Nils Koppen responds in five words to Rangers’ Europa League draw at Benfica

Nils Koppen responded to Rangers’ Thursday (7 March) draw with Benfica on social media with five words.

Following the 2-2 tie in the Portuguese capital, the new director of football recruitment for the Gers tweeted that it was a “strong performance from the team.”

In the Europa League last-16 match, the Light Blues led twice before an own goal by Connor Goldson made sure the points were split going into the second leg on March 14 at Ibrox.

Rangers have a good chance of winning against Benfica.

Rangers would have accepted a draw without a doubt if one had been offered prior to kickoff because The Estádio da Luz is a notoriously difficult venue to visit and obtain a result.

They will be a little let down not to have brought a first-leg advantage to Glasgow,

having grabbed the lead twice until Goldson accidentally pushed the ball through his own net.

However, the night was overwhelmingly beneficial for

the Gers because of the grit they displayed in handling an injury crisis,

which demonstrated how far they’ve come under Philippe Clement in a short period of time.

When the two teams play again at Ibrox next week,

they will be well-positioned to go up against the Portuguese champions.

But when they play Hibernian in the Scottish Cup quarterfinals on Sunday,

March 10, Clement will be emphasizing to his team that they need to stay in the present.

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