Rangers suffered one of their most embarrassing defeats in a generation, as they were thrashed 6-0 by Club Brugge in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) play-off tie, succumbing to a scarcely believable 9-1 aggregate defeat as a result.
After a disastrous first half at Ibrox last week, a second-half goal gave Rangers the faintest of hope for this return fixture, but that dim light was all but extinguished after just five minutes.
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Nicolo Tresoldi met Joaquin Seys’ cross with a diving header that he buried beyond Jack Butland, and things only got worse for the visitors when Max Aarons was sent off for hauling down Christos Tzolis just three minutes later.
Russell Martin’s men simply capitulated from there, with Butland called into action time and time again. Rangers’ rearguard temporarily held firm, with Tzolis hitting the bar and Butland keeping him at bay.
Raphael Onyedika’s side push more further with braces from the duo of Joaquin Seys and Aleksandr Stanković before Christos Tzolis pound more pressure in the second half. The Nigerian midfielder plays a crucial role in the big win.
Cyril Dessers, an unused substitute for Rangers consolation prize is a place in the Europa League where they will join bitter rivals Celtic, with whom they clash with on Sunday. Whether their manager will even make it that far is, incredibly, very much up for debate.
