Garcia said: “Moussa was disappointed not to start but I told him before the match that he would be very, very important when he came on.”. They played Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg at the City of Manchester Stadium, but lost 2–0 after an exhausting season of football: aiming for four trophies, Rangers ultimately ended up with only two – the League Cup and Scottish Cup. Valencia CF 3-0 Rangers FCRoberto Soldado struck a goal in either half with either foot as the Spanish side leapfrogged their opponents into second place in Group C. Rangers FC go to Valencia CF one point ahead of their Spanish hosts in Group C but visiting manager Walter Smith will hope the unfamiliar pressure will not tell on his team. Need some light shone on the UEFA Europa League qualifying system? We look back on that amazing record now. Éver Banega, Bruno Fernandes and Romelu Lukaku have been shortlisted. Thirteen fresh clubs entered a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw which paired FC Dynamo Kyiv with FC Rubin Kazan and SL Benfica with Trabzonspor AŞ. "I have had a taste and would love to have more," he said. James Beattie's hopes of making a first UEFA Champions League outing of the season for Rangers FC at Valencia CF on Tuesday have been dashed by the recurrence of a hip injury. Arsenal have three players in the rankings, but pride of place goes to Ludogorets hat-trick man Claudiu Keșerü. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard spoke to UEFA.com after his side made it into the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League with victory against Braga. See how doubles from Lautaro Martínez and Romelu Lukaku helped Inter stroll into the Europa League final in Germany. Rangers became the first Scottish club to appear in the UEFA Champions League, when in 1992 they defeated Danish side Lyngby in the first round. After a weekend where local bragging rights were up for grabs across Europe, we asked our fans to name their best ever derby moments. The 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws will be made today and will be live on talkSPORT2 today. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Former Celtic strike Moussa Dembele fires Lyon into Champions League semi-final. [8] In the following campaign, they seemed poised to progress after beating Sturm Graz and Monaco in the first two rounds of group fixtures,[9] only to collect just two more points and again finish third,[10] with German opposition (Kaiserslautern) again swiftly ending UEFA Cup hopes. FC Köln. A key man in Manchester United FC's win at Rangers FC that sealed a last-16 place, Paul Scholes urged his side to go on and top Group C. "It is vitally important to finish first," he said. [1] The club's first competitive match was a European Cup second-round match against Nice. Rangers FC midfielder Maurice Edu looks set to miss the Group C match against Manchester United FC on 24 November after being ruled out for around two weeks with a knee injury. To date, the club has featured in over 300 matches and played in three UEFA sanctioned tournaments as well as an additional two other European competitions, namely the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the European Super Cup. Watch the Moussa Diaby goal that sealed a 4-1 aggregate win for the German side to secure them a spot in the final eight. Jesús Navas gave his post-match thoughts on Sevilla's Europa League triumph. Former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, on as a substitute, restored Lyon's lead 11 minutes from time, with Dembele securing a semi-final berth for his side after scoring his second after Ederson fumbled a shot from Houssem Aouar's routine shot. Rangers Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 12-4 over two legs in the semi-finals then lost the final 7-3 to Real Madrid (who had beaten Barcelona 6-2 on aggregate in their semi-final). Which CONCACAF national has played most UEFA Champions League games and scored the most goals? The 1982–83 season saw Rangers play in the UEFA Cup for the first time. In this, the inaugural season of the Champions League, the tournament was open only to national champions, with knock-out rounds leading to a group stage of eight teams in two groups of four, and only the winners of each group progressing to a one-off final match. The youngster also played a major role in Rangers Colts’ run to the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-finals, captaining Graeme Murty’s charges in the final four, and was in three Scottish Premiership matchday squads prior to the league being curtailed. At the midway point of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Arsenal FC are on course to set a scoring record while Samuel Eto'o is the top man for both goals and assists. See all ten strikes as Manchester United, Internazionale, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sevilla booked their tickets for the Europa League last four. [17], Rangers next qualified for Europe having finished third in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, however their participation in the Europa League proved to be brief and disappointing, as semi-professionals Progrès Niederkorn of Luxembourg overturned a 1–0 deficit to win 2–0 at home and advance in the Second qualifying round.