ALLY MCCOIST was left furious after Rangers were denied a third goal of the evening against Borussia Dortmund following a controversial VAR call.

Striker Alfredo Morelos was adjudged to have fouled Emre Can before he raced in on goal to set up Ryan Kent.

Referee Matéu Lahoz cancelled out the goal after watching the incident back on the Ibrox VAR monitor, but McCoist could not believe the decision.

He told BT Sport: “Diabolical decision.

“Absolutely diabolical – he puts his foot in front of Morelos. There’s no contact from him. It’s a scandalous decision.”

Meanwhile, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst praised Rangers’ perfect mentality after the Gers battled past Borussia Dortmund and into the Europa League last 16 with a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win at Ibrox.

Leading 4-2 from the first leg in Dortmund, Light Blues skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 22nd minute but goals from England international Jude Bellingham and striker Donyell Malan had the Bundesliga visitors ahead at the interval.

The Dutchman brought on Leon Balogun for Borna Barisic and went to a back three for the second half and in a more composed performance Tavernier restored parity in the 57th minute and the 2-2 draw resulted in one of the finest European outcomes in the club’s history.

Awaiting the draw on Friday, Van Bronckhorst said: “You start with belief. Of course we have huge respect for the opposition because they are a big team, they play in the Champions League finals and challenge for German titles so we knew it was going to be difficult.

“There are always moments in games when you have to dig deep and make sure you overcome these moments.

“We had them last week and we had them today but we reacted really well, also the switch of system but I think our mentality today was perfect and the spirit we showed was fantastic and my message before the game was that this is a night when we could make everyone proud, involved with this beautiful club and we did.”