The German football club Leipzig defeated the Scottish Rangers with a score of 1:0 in the first leg of the semi-final stage of the Europa League. The meeting took place on Thursday in Leipzig.

FC Leipzig beat Rangers in the first semi-final of the Europa League

TASS, 28 April. The German football club Leipzig with a score of 1:0 defeated the Scottish Rangers in the first match of the semi-final stage of the Europa League. The meeting took place on Thursday in Leipzig.

Angelino scored the only goal in the 85th minute.

Leipzig qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League after finishing third in Group A in the Champions League. In the 1/16 finals, Domenico Tedesco's wards defeated the Spanish Real Sociedad, in the ⅛ finals the German club was supposed to meet with Spartak Moscow, however, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to temporarily suspend Russian clubs and teams from participating in international tournaments . After the imposed sanctions, Leipzig automatically became a participant in the quarterfinals, in which he defeated the Italian Atalanta.

Rangers took second place in Group A, in the 1/16 finals Giovanni van Bronkhorst's wards defeated Borussia Dortmund, Serbian Red Star Zvezda was beaten in the ⅛ finals, and Portuguese Braga in the quarterfinals.

The Europa League final will take place in Seville, Spain on May 18. The meeting will take place at the stadium Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.