Europa League: Super Eagles duo set new record in Germany
Aribo bagged an assist as Rangers romped to the 4-2 win while Bassey was massive for the Ibrox side at the rear.
The Super Eagles duo of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey were in action on Thursday night as Rangers set a new club record in their Europa League clash away to German side Borussia Dortmund.
According to Opta, Rangers are the first Scottish team to score four away goals against a German side (4-2 vs Borussia Dortmund) in European competition since Hibernian won 4-0 at Rot-Weiss Essen in what was the only the fourth ever European Cup match back in September 1955.
4 - Rangers are the first Scottish team to score four away goals against a German side (4-2 vs Borussia Dortmund) in European competition since Hibernian won 4-0 at Rot-Weiss Essen in what was the only the fourth ever European Cup match back in September 1955. Overdue. pic.twitter.com/1VWBgHu14j
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 17, 2022
Aribo bagged an assist as Rangers romped to the 4-2 win while Bassey was massive for the Ibrox side at the rear.
Rangers produced one of the club's greatest European performances with the massive win in the Europa League knockout round play-off first-leg win over Dortmund.
In an incredible encounter in the Westfalenstadion, Gers captain James Tavernier scored a VAR-awarded penalty for handball in the 38th minute before striker Alfredo Morelos knocked in the second three minutes later off an assist from Aribo.
There were only 10,000 fans inside the ground due to local Covid-19 restrictions and the 9,500 home supporters could barely believe what they were witnessing as Light Blues midfielder John Lundstram guided in a third after 49 minutes, only for England's teenage international Jude Bellingham to pull a goal back for the German giants a minute later.
Morelos' drive from 12 yards was helped in by home defender Dan-Axel Zagadou - who conceded the penalty - to stretch the Scottish champions' lead again before Raphael Guerreiro's 82nd counter made it 4-2 which leaves Giovanni Van Bronckhorst's men with the advantage going into the return game at Ibrox next Thursday.
