Rangers fan thanks Leon Balogun for ‘saving his life’ by delivering water during 35℃ Europa League final

A GRATEFUL fan has thanked one of his Ibrox heroes for 'saving his life' during last night's Europa League final.

Rangers supporters had voiced serious concerns over the distressing drinking water situation inside the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium before and during the showpiece event.

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Reports spread of desperate dehydrated fans having to use toilet taps to get a drink in the 35℃ heat due to a shortage of bottled water inside the stadium.

Kiosk closures around the ground meant fans had to queue up to two hours as 'over-zealous' stewarding refused to allow any sort of fluids to be brought in.

One fan though took to social media to share the help the Rangers sub bench went out their way to give during the crisis.

He thanked Leon Balogun for actively bringing water to fans and claimed the situation was so bad he 'wouldn't have survived' had the Nigerian not stepped in.

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Other Light Blues fans took to the comments to share similar stories of Scott Wright and Scott Arfield going out their way to help dehydrated members of the crowd.

Rangers officials pushed UEFA for a statement over the issue and Europe's football governing body wrote back and apologised for the harm.

However they still insisted they had adequately prepared for the sell-out event and gave reason behind their limited supply.

A spokesperson said:  "Even though the quantity of food and beverages planned by concessionaires was much bigger than what is usually served during a domestic sold out match at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, it still was not enough to meet the extraordinary demand of the day and UEFA wishes to sincerely apologise to fans for the inconvenience created."

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Meanwhile, A devastated John Lundstram showed he was still too distraught to talk to supporters following his Euro heartache.

The Light Blues squad left their Spanish hotel to begin the journey back home and ran into awaiting fans outside.

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But while several members of the Rangers team and manager Gio van Bronckhorst took time for photos and a quick chat, the Scouser showed he was still feeling too raw after heart-breaking penalty shootout defeat.

Video footage showed the team as they made their way out the recpetion, with the midfielder walking by supporters before waving by way of apology and acknowledgment.

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