Overview

• Rangers were eliminated from Champions League qualification after a 6-0 defeat at Club Brugge, losing 9-1 on aggregate and dropping into the Europa League.
• An early opener for Brugge was followed by Max Aarons’ straight red inside eight minutes, and the hosts scored six by the 50th minute as Rangers mustered just one shot on target.
• Russell Martin apologised on TNT Sports and said chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell gave him strong backing after the defeat.
• The Rangers Supporters Association publicly urged the club to sack Martin, with away-end chants and a banner at Ibrox underscoring rising anger.
• Martin’s record stands at three wins from ten matches, the worst start for a permanent Rangers manager, with Celtic visiting Ibrox on Sunday and the hosts already six points off the league pace.