Overview
- Nicolo Tresoldi scored after five minutes and Rangers were reduced to 10 men three minutes later when Max Aarons was sent off for denying Christos Tzolis a clear chance.
- Hans Vanaken added a second, Joaquin Seys struck twice, and Alexander Stankovic made it 5-0 before halftime, with Tzolis netting the sixth shortly after the restart.
- Rangers had trailed 3-1 from the first leg at Ibrox, leaving a two-goal deficit that became insurmountable in the return.
- Club Brugge advance to the Champions League league phase, with the draw scheduled for Thursday in Monaco.
- The scale of defeat prompted fierce media criticism, with Sky Sports pundit Kris Boyd questioning whether Martin can recover momentum as Celtic visit on Sunday.