Overview

• Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly saved a penalty in the 79th minute, ensuring a goalless draw against Europa League favorites Athletic Bilbao.
• Robin Propper's red card in the 13th minute left Rangers playing with ten men for most of the match, forcing immediate tactical adjustments.
• Interim manager Barry Ferguson made a significant call by dropping regular goalkeeper Jack Butland for Kelly, a decision that proved pivotal.
• A VAR review overturned an Athletic Bilbao goal, awarding a penalty for handball against Dujon Sterling, which Kelly then saved dramatically.
• Eighteen-year-old Bailey Rice was stretchered off with a head injury in a game marked by intense physicality and relentless pressure.