Rangers will defend their Scottish League Cup final crown next month after coming from behind to beat Motherwell 2-1 in their semi-final at Hampden Park.
Philippe Clement’s side – who beat Aberdeen 1-0 in last December’s final – have booked a showdown with fierce rivals Celtic at Hampden Park on Sunday December 15.
Rangers were already feeling the heat after a 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership last time out left them nine points behind both the second-placed Dons and leaders Celtic – and that cranked up when former Ger Andy Halliday put Motherwell in front against the run of play after 25 minutes.
Clement’s half-time team talk appeared to do the trick, however, with Cyriel Dessers atoning for missing a sitter before the break with a smart finish after the ball was fed into him by Connor Barron.
They had further chances to win the game, but it was not until the 81st minute that Nedim Bajrami collected a sweeping ball from Vaclav Cerny and clipped a shot that beat goalkeeper Aston Oxborough with the help of a deflection.
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