Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Rangers (Rangers win 2-0 on agg):Jean-Claude Darcheville fired Rangers another step closer to the UEFA Cup final by setting the ball rolling in tonight's 2-0 win against Sporting Lisbon.
Substitute Steven Whittaker then helped himself to a goal of his own deep into injury time to provide the perfect end to a memorable clash.
The 2-0 aggregate win means Rangers will appear in the last four of the competition for the first time when they face Fiorentina, who defeated PSV Eindhoven.
Walter Smith's men have now played a staggering 16 games in Europe this season, as they remain in the hunt for four trophies, in what has been the veteran boss' best continental run since narrowly missing out on the Champions League final back in season 1992/93.
Tonight's Results:
Getafe 1-1 Bayern Munich (agg 2-2 extra time being
played)
PSV 0-2 Fiorentina (Fiorentina win 3-1 on agg)
Sporting 0-2 Rangers (Rangers win 2-0 on agg)
Zenit St Petersburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Petersburg
win 4-2 on agg)
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