Rangers vs Ajax 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Rangers

87': James Tavernier (P)

FT
1 - 3

Ajax Amsterdam

4': Steven Berghuis
29': Mohammed Kudus
89': Francisco Conceição

Rangers condemned to worst-ever UCL record with loss to Ajax

Ajax made sure of a place in the Europa League by beating Rangers 3-1 on Tuesday to heap further Champions League misery on the Scottish club.

Match Commentary

4': Goal! Rangers 0, Ajax 1. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
19': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Rangers 0, Ajax 2. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
44': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Owen Wijndal because of an injury.
45'+3': First Half ends, Rangers 0, Ajax 2.
55': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis.
60': Substitution, Rangers. Glen Kamara replaces Steven Davis.
60': Substitution, Rangers. Alfredo Morelos replaces Antonio-Mirko Colak.
60': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Wright replaces Malik Tillman.
83': Substitution, Rangers. Rabbi Matondo replaces Ryan Kent.
83': Substitution, Rangers. Alex Lowry replaces Scott Arfield.
87': Goal! Rangers 1, Ajax 2. James Tavernier (Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
87': Substitution, Ajax. Florian Grillitsch replaces Kenneth Taylor.
88': Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Steven Bergwijn.
89': Goal! Rangers 1, Ajax 3. Francisco Conceição (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+3': Francisco Conceição (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Ajax 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,817

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Liverpool	8	21	1
+15	Barcelona	8	19	1
+13	Arsenal	8	19	1
+10	Internazionale	8	19	1

Full Table

Statistics

AJA		RAN
13	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	4
54.1	Possession	45.9
13	SHOTS	8
7	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
467	Accurate Passes	366
537	Passes	440
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.1
41	Long Balls	48
15	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	4
24	Effective Clearances	7
24	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
38	Leon Thomson King
19	James Sands
31	Borna Barisic
2	James Tavernier
71	Malik Tillman
10	Steven Davis
37	Scott Arfield
9	Antonio-Mirko Colak
14	Ryan Kent
30	Fashion Sakala

Substitutes:

Jon McLaughlin, Robbie McCrorie, Glen Kamara, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Wright, Connor Allan, Adam Devine, Rabbi Matondo, Robbie Fraser, Alexander Lowry.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Remko Pasveer (GK)
3	Calvin Bassey
2	Jurriën Timber
5	Owen Wijndal
19	Jorge Sánchez
4	Edson Álvarez
8	Kenneth Taylor
23	Steven Berghuis
20	Mohammed Kudus
10	Dusan Tadic
7	Steven Bergwijn

Substitutes:

Florian Grillitsch, Daley Blind, Jay Gorter, Brian Brobbey, Lucas Ocampos, Devyne Rensch, Davy Klaassen, Francisco Conceição, Lorenzo Lucca, Lisandro Magallán, Maarten Stekelenburg, Ahmetcan Kaplan.