Overview
- Hyeon-gyu Oh settled the match 1-0 in the second half after seeing a penalty saved by Jack Butland on the stroke of half-time.
- Rangers played with ten men from first-half stoppage time after Mohammed Diomande received a straight red card for a reckless tackle.
- Referee Matej Jug used VAR reviews to decline a Rangers handball penalty and later rule out a Genk goal for offside.
- The setback extends a troubled start under Russell Martin, coming after August’s 9-1 aggregate collapse to Club Brugge.
- Rangers face league-phase trips to Sturm Graz and Brann next before home fixtures against Roma and Braga.