KRIS BOYD is confident that Rangers can get the job done when Braga come to Glasgow next Thursday.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men are 1-0 down after the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final in Portugal last night. 

A single goal from Abel Ruiz was enough to separate the teams, as the hosts applied great pressure to the Gers backline for large spells of the match.

However, with the deficit only one, ex-Rangers hitman Boyd believes his old side are right in the tie, with home advantage for the return leg a huge boost. 

Boyd pointed out that they did badly miss Alfredo Morelos - but he wasn't keen to dwell on the issue.

He told Sky Sports: “It wasn’t Rangers best performance especially in Europe. They have reached heights that I don’t even think Rangers fans would have thought Rangers could get to in Europe.

“Tonight wasn’t their best performance but the tie is still alive. I still fancy their chances to overturn the deficit when they get Braga back to Ibrox next week.

“It wasn’t the best performance. A lot of it, even tonight, I kept mentioning that Rangers were missing Alfredo Morelos. There is no point. He isn’t going to be there.

“Rangers are going to have to find solutions to overcome teams. I felt as if when Giovanni van Bronckhorst made the substitutions just after the hour there was a difference to Rangers play.

“They were able to get James Tavernier further up the pitch and he is crucial to what Rangers want to do, how they want to play and create opportunities.

“The final ball was just lacking tonight, but Rangers will fancy their chances of overturning this.”