Rangers Crash Out of Champions League
Nine-man Rangers were dumped out of the Champions League by Malmo in a bad-tempered encounter in Sweden. Nikica Jelavic’s goal had levelled the tie in the 23rd minute, but red cards for Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra hit Ally McCoist’s side. The Swedes were reduced to 10 men when Ferreira Ricardinho saw red, but an [...]
Rangers face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League after losing the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Malmo. Malmo took the lead on 18 minutes when a cute flick from Wilton Figueiredo set up Daniel Larsson, who smashed in. Rangers improved and should have overturned the lead but Steven Naismith [...]
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Rangers have been drawn against Malmo or HB Torshavn in the third round of Champions League qualifying. The Ibrox club will face the winner of the tie between the Faroese and Swedish champions with a place in the Playoff round up for grabs. Malmo are currently 2-0 ahead following the first leg and will look [...]
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Scotland will have four clubs competing in European competition next season, with Rangers leading the way in the lucrative Champions League. The Ibrox side will be seeded for the third qualifying round, starting on 26 July, and will face a further play-off round to reach the group stages. Celtic enter the Europa League at the [...]
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The winners of the Scottish Premier League are expected to be handed a bye to the third qualifying round of the 2011/12 Champions League, following Barcelona and Manchester United’s progression to the final. This season’s SPL champions, the only Scottish participants in the Champions League next season, are currently due to enter the competition at [...]
Continue reading …A late goal by Aiden McGeady may have helped ensure Scotland two places in the 2012/13 Champions League. McGeady’s Spartak Moscow beat Europa League opponents Basle on aggregate, a result likely to keep Scotland ahead of Switzerland in coefficient rankings. The 2012/13 places are calculated on results in seasons 2006/07 to 2010/11. Scotland are provisionally [...]
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A late penalty from Wayne Rooney eased Manchester United into the last 16 of the Champions League, with Rangers dropping into the Europa League. Rooney converted an 87th-minute spot-kick awarded for Steven Naismith’s high challenge on Fabio da Silva. Rooney had earlier hit the crossbar with a first half header as United enjoyed the bulk [...]
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Rangers manager Walter Smith could be forced to abandon his ultra-defensive formation after it was revealed defender Sasa Papac could miss Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Manchester United. The Bosnian sustained a head knock against Hibs two weeks ago which left him severely concussed and requiring 10 stitches. “Yesterday it didn’t look as though he [...]
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Valencia striker Roberto Soldado struck twice as Rangers suffered Champions League defeat in Spain. Soldado shot the home side into a half-time lead as the visitors failed to deal with a corner. With Valencia dominating possession, the same player slipped home a 71st-minute strike before Tino Costa slid in a last-minute effort via a post. [...]
Continue reading …Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu rates his own chances of playing in Tuesday’s Champions League game against Valencia as 50-50. The American was forced off with a calf injury during Saturday’s 1-1 Scottish Premier League draw with Inverness. Vladimir Weiss is a doubt after he also came off in the second half of that match with [...]
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