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Rangers: Boss Martin not happy with ‘scary moments’ in Champions League win
Rangers booked a Champions League play-off against Club Brugge. But manager Russell Martin was “annoyed” at “too many scary moments” in a 2-1 defeat at Viktoria Plzen. Rangers won through 4-2 on aggregate after a first-leg win last week. They fell behind on the night when Rafiu Durosinmi scored but Lyall Cameron levelled on the hour with his first Rangers goal. Svetozar Markovic restored the home side’s lead in the 83rd minute when he took advantage of more sloppy marking.
Rangers won through 4-2 on aggregate after a first-leg win last week but were made to work away from home once again.
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🇧🇪 Second-Leg | Away | Wednesday 27th August | 20:00 BST pic.twitter.com/cWxMSvr5ul — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) August 12, 2025
They fell behind on the night when Rafiu Durosinmi scored but Lyall Cameron levelled on the hour with his first Rangers goal.
Plzen substitute Svetozar Markovic restored the home side’s lead in the 83rd minute when he took advantage of more sloppy marking and the Light Blues could have conceded more, with goalkeeper Jack Butland again in fine form.
Martin has voiced his complaints about his players already this season and said: “I’m disappointed we lost. We had some really good moments, but disappointed how many shots we gave them, how many chances we gave them.
“And also disappointed with how many times we got in and around their box, with overload, big numbers, and then don’t execute the final pass.
💙 Lyall Cameron with his first Rangers goal. pic.twitter.com/uR9pteMhic — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) August 12, 2025
“So there were some really good moments of football. We saw the game out really well in the last seven minutes with some really good football.
“But there were way too many moments for them, that were self-inflicted as well, really.
“We have to be really relentless. So I’m disappointed with the performance, I’m disappointed with the result, but there’s lots to build on, and we just need to be cleaner with the ball.
“We’re through to the last qualifying round for the Champions League, but I am annoyed.
“It’s my job to be annoyed at some of the stuff, and also, we’ll show them some of the really good stuff as well.
“But that wasn’t enough. There’s too many scary moments for the opposition that really we can do better with.”
Onyedika battles Dessers in Champions League playoffs
Club Brugge come back from 2-0 down to beat RB Salzburg 3-2. Rangers beat Viktoria Plzen 4-2 on aggregate.
Club Brugge, who started Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika, survived a major scare to come back from 2-0 down against RB Salzburg of Austria at home to win 3-2.
They thus reached the playoffs 4-2 on aggregate having won the first game 1-0 in Austria.
Rangers and Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers also advanced to the playoffs after beating Viktoria Plzen 4-2 on aggregate tonight.
In the 54th minute, injury forced out Dessers, who scored a goal and made an assist in the first leg.
Rangers won the first game 3-0 in Scotland only to go down 2-1 in the Czech Republic.
Viktoria Plzen vs Rangers LIVE: Champions League score, updates & stats
Rangers lost 2-1 at home to Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League. Brendan Rodgers’ side are now out of the competition.
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Rangers discover Champions League play-off round opponents
Club Brugge beat Red Bull Salzburg 4-2 on aggregate to reach the UCL play-off round. Rangers will face the Belgian club in the final qualifying stage. The two-legged tie stands between the Ibrox club and a share of the £40 million prize for league phase qualification
The two-legged tie stands between the Ibrox club and a share of the £40 million prize for league phase qualification.
The first leg is scheduled for next week on either August 19 or 20, with the return leg in Brugge on August 26 or 27.
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Club Brugge entered their match with Salzburg with a 1-0 advantage after an away victory.
However, it was level on aggregate with Salzburg 2-1 up on the night.
Late goals from Carlos Forbs and Hans Vanaken, in the 83rd and 94th minutes respectively, ensured Brugge’s place in the play-off round.
Rangers will now have to overcome the Belgian giants to secure their spot in the UCL.
Rangers to face Club Brugge in £40million Champions League shootout as stunning comeback sinks Salzburg
Rangers to face Club Brugge in £40million Champions League shootout as stunning comeback sinks Salzburg. Russell Martin’s men defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-2 over two legs to book their place in the final qualification round. Gers had won 3-0 at Ibrox last week but fell to a 2-1 loss in the Czech Republic with Lyall Cameron opening his account for the club with a consolation strike. The winner of the two ties could land a £40m jackpot in the promise land of the Champions League, which was revamped into an eight-game league format from the traditional group stage formula at the start of last season. The Light Blues will welcome Bruges to IbroX on August 19/20 before making the trip to Belgium a week later on August 26/27.
Just one more hurdle stands between the Light Blues and the lucrative league phase and it’s a familiar opponent
Carlos Forbs celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal
Rangers will face Club Brugge in the playoff round of the Champions League after the Belgians played out a right humdinger of a tie with Red Bull Salzburg.
Russell Martin’s men defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-2 over two legs to book their place in the final qualification round and their slightly earlier kick-off time saw them await the result from Bruges to see just who they will take on later this month.
Gers had won 3-0 at Ibrox last week but fell to a 2-1 loss in the Czech Republic with Lyall Cameron opening his account for the club with a consolation strike.
Brugge – who played Celtic in the Champions League last season – went into the return fixture at home with a narrow one goal advantage from the first leg in the Austrian capital last week.
But the outcome of the tie was then swung on it’s head when Salzburg raced into a 2-0 lead within the first 45 minutes courtesy of goal from Jacob Rassmussen and Edmund Baidoo.
However, the Belgian Pro League outfit regained control after the break and struck twice to win the tie 3-2 on aggregate.
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Joaquin Seys made it 2-1 on 61 minutes before Carlos Forbs netted the crucial goal seven minutes from time to set up a showdown with Rangers next week.
The Light Blues will welcome Bruges to Ibrox on August 19/20 before making the trip to Belgium a week later on August 26/27.
Rangers were given the opportunity to have extra preparation time in between the two ties, as part of a new SPFL scheme to help Scottish teams trying to qualify for European competition.
They had initially lodged a request to the Premiership’s governing body to postpone the league clash with St Mirren in Paisley on Sunday, August 24.
But earlier on Tuesday, the Ibrox giants confirmed that they have now withdrawn that appeal, with the Gers happy to make the trip to Paisley in between the vital showdowns with Brugge.
The winner of the two ties could land a £40million jackpot in the promise land of the Champions League, which was revamped into an eight-game league format from the traditional group stage formula at the start of last season.
Rangers and Brugge have already met this season, with the Scots coming back from 2-0 down to claim a share of the spoils in a friendly encounter at Ibrox last month.
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