Julian Brandt: We have hope that we can turn Rangers tie around
Julian Brandt believes that Borussia Dortmund have what it takes to overcome a two goal deficit in their UEFA Europa League tie against Rangers on Thursday.
Borussia Dortmund responded to their defeat to Rangers in stunning fashion on Sunday evening, as they claimed a comprehensive 6-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. The win will no doubt give them a much needed confidence boost ahead of Thursday’s trip to Glasgow for the second leg of their UEFA Europa League knockout round playoffs tie.
And Julian Brandt has full faith in Borussia Dortmund’s ability to turn the Rangers tie around despite suffering a shock 4-2 defeat in the first leg at the Signal Iduna Park last week.
"“Three days ago we had a bit of a slip-up and the overall mood was negative,” Brandt said. “I haven’t given up hope for this Thursday, and neither should anyone else in Dortmund. We are capable of scoring a lot of goals and also keeping a clean sheet.”“The Gladbach win gives us a lot of belief, but we have to be able to bring that onto the pitch. I always believe in the team and I’m optimistic that we’ll have a good game on Thursday.”"
Marco Reus was the star of the show for Borussia Dortmund against Gladbach on Sunday. The BVB captain led from the front and blew his former club apart by scoring two goals and assisting a further three.
Reus is confident that Borussia Dortmund will be ready for what he believes will be a hard fought battle against Rangers on Thursday. “We have a finale on Thursday. Today we got our confidence back. A fight awaits us and we will be ready.”
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With the away goals rule no longer in place in UEFA competitions, Borussia Dortmund need to win by two goals at the Ibrox Stadium on Thursday to take the tie to extra time. And if Marco Rose’s side manage to win by three or more goals, they will book their place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. But a failure to win by at least two goals would spell curtains for Dortmund’s Europa League campaign.