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By Andrew SouthwickBBC Scotland
Last updated on 2 minutes ago.From the section Europa League
James Tavernier slides Rangers ahead inside 70 seconds at IbroxRangers are into the Europa League semi-final after Kemar Roofe's extra-time winner settled a pulsating tie with Braga, who finished with nine men.
James Tavernier's early goal cancelled out the Portuguese side's first-leg lead, before he had Ibrox on its feet again with a first-half penalty moments after Vitor Tormena was sent off.
Rangers were utterly dominant, hitting the woodwork twice and having three strikes disallowed, but their profligacy was punished when David Carmo's header forced extra-time.
However, a tie with Leipzig was sealed when Roofe knocked in from close range.
And as Ibrox rocked, Braga's hopes of another comeback wilted when Iuri Medeiros was booked and sent off for dissent for arguing over a yellow card.
Rangers will travel to Germany for the first leg on 28 April, with the Ibrox return the following Thursday, with the mouthwatering games either side of the final Old Firm derby of the season at Celtic Park.
It is Rangers' first continental semi-final in 14 years, and a huge boost to Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men ahead of Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final with Premiership leaders Celtic at Hampden.
And the prospect of a final against English Premier League side West Ham United remains alive, with David Moyes' side facing Eintracht Frankfurt in the other last-four tie.
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Line-ups
Rangers
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McGregor
- 2Tavernier
- 6Goldson
- 3Bassey
- 31BarisicSubstituted forBalogunat 90+1'minutes
- 8JackSubstituted forKamaraat 80'minutes
- 4Lundstram
- 16RamseySubstituted forWrightat 80'minutes
- 17Ayodele-AriboSubstituted forSakalaat 105'minutes
- 14Kent
- 25RoofeBooked at 85minsSubstituted forArfieldat 105'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Diallo
- 10Davis
- 18Kamara
- 19Sands
- 23Wright
- 26Balogun
- 28McCrorie
- 30Sakala
- 33McLaughlin
- 37Arfield
- 43King
- 51Lowry
Sporting Braga
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Lima Magalhães
- 15Rodrigues de Oliveira
- 16Veiga Teixeira CarmoSubstituted forMariano Faléat 118'minutes
- 3Tormena de FariasBooked at 42mins
- 70de Souza Silva
- 88de Castro PereiraSubstituted forGorbyat 105'minutes
- 8Al MusratiSubstituted forda Silva Izidoroat 100'minutes
- 10Luz HortaBooked at 97minsSubstituted forSampaio de Mouraat 45'minutes
- 57Martins GomesSubstituted forPicanço Medeirosat 61'minutesBooked at 105mins
- 9RuizSubstituted forCarvalho Oliveiraat 61'minutes
- 21da Luz Horta
Substitutes
- 2Couto
- 4Monteiro Pinto Leite
- 12de Sá
- 25da Silva Izidoro
- 45Picanço Medeiros
- 50Ulineia Buta
- 67Gorby
- 74Sampaio de Moura
- 79Duarte Couto
- 86Ferreira Rodrigues
- 96Mariano Falé
- 99Carvalho Oliveira
Referee:François Letexier
Live Text
Match ends, Rangers 3, Sporting Braga 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Rangers 3, Sporting Braga 1.
James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Mineiro (Sporting Braga).
Substitution, Sporting Braga. Miguel Falé replaces David Carmo.
Attempt blocked. Scott Arfield (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Glen Kamara (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Fabiano.
Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Lundstram.
Scott Arfield (Rangers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wright.
Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
Offside, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira tries a through ball, but Vítor Oliveira is caught offside.
Substitution, Rangers. Fashion Sakala replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Kemar Roofe.
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