Rangers vs Panathinaikos, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round

· 1st Leg

Rangers

52': Findlay Curtis
78': Djeidi Gassama

FT
2 - 0
1st Leg

Panathinaikos

58': Georgios Vagiannidis

About

Rangers are hosting Panathinaikos at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
8': Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
10': Attempt missed. Nemanja Maksimovic (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis with a cross following a corner.
22': Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card.
28': John Souttar (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt missed. Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
45': First Half ends, Rangers 0, Panathinaikos 0.
45': Second Half begins Rangers 0, Panathinaikos 0.
52': Goal! Rangers 1, Panathinaikos 0. Findlay Curtis (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
56': Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
56': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
58': Second yellow card to Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Giannis Kotsiras replaces Tasos Bakasetas because of an injury.
63': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Rangers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross.
74': Substitution, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers replaces Danilo.
75': Substitution, Rangers. Djeidi Gassama replaces Findlay Curtis.
75': Substitution, Rangers. Hamza Igamane replaces Kieran Dowell.
75': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Daniel Mancini replaces Filip Djuricic.
76': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Karol Swiderski replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
78': Goal! Rangers 2, Panathinaikos 0. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Diomande following a fast break.
84': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Manolis Siopis replaces Pedro Chirivella.
84': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Tetê replaces Facundo Pellistri.
86': Substitution, Rangers. Nedim Bajrami replaces Joe Rothwell.
87': Attempt missed. Hamza Igamane (Rangers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross.
89': Attempt missed. Nasser Djiga (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Souttar.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.

Statistics

PAO		RAN
12	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
24.9	Possession	75.1
14	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	658
222	Passes	712
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
8	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	17
0.4	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	23
17	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	5
22	Effective Clearances	19
22	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 49,548

Line-Ups

Rangers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jack Butland (GK)
5	John Souttar
24	Nasser Djiga
3	Max Aarons
2	James Tavernier
6	Joe Rothwell
43	Nicolas Raskin
10	Mohammed Diomande
99	Danilo
52	Findlay Curtis
20	Kieran Dowell

Rangers Substitutes:

Djeidi Gassama, Oscar Cortés, Cyriel Dessers, Josh Gentles, Lyall Cameron, Emmanuel Fernandez, Jefté, Nedim Bajrami, Connor Barron, Liam Kelly, Hamza Igmane, Bailey Rice.

Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
69	Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
5	Ahmed Touba
14	Erik Palmer-Brown
77	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
2	Georgios Vagiannidis
11	Anastasios Bakasetas
20	Nemanja Maksimovic
4	Pedro Chirivella
7	Fotis Ioannidis
31	Filip Djuricic
28	Facundo Pellistri

Panathinaikos Substitutes:

Tin Jedvaj, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Mateus Tetê, Adriano Bregou, Manolis Siopis, Alexander Jeremejeff, Alban Lafont, Daniel Mancini, Karol Swiderski, Konstantinos Kotsaris, Giannis Kotsiras, Sverrir Ingason.

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