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Kulusevski rescues Spurs to deny Rangers victory in Europa League

Dejan Kulusevski rescued a point for Tottenham on Ange Postecoglou's Glasgow return in an entertaining 1-1 draw with Rangers in the Europa League.

The former Celtic manager arrived at Ibrox with an out-of-form, injury-hit side and was fortunate to leave without defeat after an unconvincing performance that leaves them winless in five games.

Postecoglou brought Kulusevski on at half time and he fired into the bottom right corner at the end of a well-worked move to keep Spurs in the hunt for automatic qualification, but they still needed a superb late save from Fraser Forster to deny Cyriel Dessers a winner.

Rangers had led when Hamza Igamane tucked home from James Tavernier's smart pass behind the Tottenham defence just two minutes into the second half, and had the ball in the net late on when Dessers turned in from an offside position.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 12: Rangers Hamza Igamane celebrates scoring to make it 1-0 during a UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur at Ibrox Stadium, on December 12, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Image: Hamza Igamane celebrates scoring to put Rangers ahead

The hosts deserved to be ahead having had the better of the first half. Forster tipped over Nedim Bajrami's shot and also denied Vaclav Cerny twice.

The visitors had only one shot on target - a tame effort from close range - during the first half, with the misfiring Timo Werner lacking confidence in front of goal, while the offside Brennan Johnson was somehow denied by Jack Butland's point-blank save.

Rangers were dealt a blow when John Souttar was forced off injured in the 35th minute but they head into Sunday's League Cup final against Celtic with confidence after another promising display.

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