Overview

• Two early defensive errors left Rangers 2-0 down inside seven minutes, with Club Brugge 3-0 up by the 20-minute mark at Ibrox.
• Danilo reduced the deficit early in the second half, finishing from debutant Jayden Meghoma’s driven cross.
• A late Djeidi Gassama effort was ruled out after a VAR review determined goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had both hands on the ball.
• The return leg is on August 26 in Belgium, with a place in the Champions League league phase at stake and Rangers needing to overturn the aggregate score.
• Manager Russell Martin praised the team’s second-half response and appealed for supporter backing ahead of the decisive away match.