James Tavernier’s double seemed to send the Ibrox team into a semi-final match against RB Leipzig after the 1-0 defeat in the first leg of the quarter-finals. David Carmo’s header put the game in extra time, but Kemar Rouf won Joe Aribo’s cross to seal first place in the last four on the continent since 2004. And that was when Makaay won the approval of the Rangers boss. Read more related articles Read more related articles BT Sport cameras captured van Bronckhorst celebrating what turned out to be a winner, showing Makaay in scenes of rejoicing. His predecessor, Steven Gerrard, relied heavily on first-team coach Michael Bill, and the Dutchman seems to have a similar relationship to his own. Makai was aggressive in his playing years and made over 100 appearances for Bayern Munich. Rouf’s run and finish all had the characteristics of a grabbing penalty and Van Bronckhorst could well have believed that it was Macai’s influence on the Jamaican that led to the goal. Upload video Video is not available Click to play Click to play The video will play automatically soon8Cancel Play now Rouf was off and running as soon as Glenn Kamara slipped into the Aribo and was right on the spot to hit his teammate’s ball over the box, much like Makaay back at his edge.
