Rangers leave Florian Wirtz 'exhausted' as Bayer Leverkusen star relives painful Ibrox defeat
dailyrecord.co.ukBayer Leverkusen prodigy Florian Wirtz has told of his dismal Rangers experience after his side lost 3-0 at Ibrox in a friendly on Saturday – stating that it 'hurt to breathe' in the cold Glaswegian winter weather.
Goals from Malik Tillman before half-time meant that victory was confirmed when Scott Arfield stroked the ball home with aplomb in the second half, with the game close to being 4-0 as a result of James Tavernier 's penalty hitting the post.
Leverkusen weren't at the races for most of the match, running out completely second best against the Light Blues in what was Michael Beale's first match in charge before his side host Hibs on Thursday evening in a bid to close the gap on league leaders and bitter rivals Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
But if they can produce a performance similar the level they did at the weekend, they could hurt Johnson's men – in similar fashion to how Wirtz was feeling, saying that his 'lungs were sore' because of the antarctic weather in Glasgow presently.
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