Club Brugge vs Rangers 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round
- 5': Nicolo Tresoldi
- 32': Hans Vanaken
- 41': Joaquin Seys
- 45': Joaquin Seys
- 45'+2': Aleksandar Stankovic
- 50': Christos Tzolis
FT
6 - 0
2nd Leg - Club Brugge advance 9-1 on aggregate
6 - 0
2nd Leg - Club Brugge advance 9-1 on aggregate
Club Brugge hit six to complete UCL rout of Rangers
Russell Martin's tenure at Rangers continues on its disastrous downward spiral with a humiliating Champions League play-off defeat to Club Brugge in Belgium, 6-0 on the night and 9-1 on aggregate.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Jayden Meghoma (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Rangers 0. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquin Seys with a cross.
- 8': Max Aarons (Rangers) is shown the red card.
- 12': Substitution, Rangers. James Tavernier replaces Oliver Antman.
- 32': Goal! Club Brugge 2, Rangers 0. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Goal! Club Brugge 3, Rangers 0. Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Goal! Club Brugge 4, Rangers 0. Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphael Onyedika with a cross.
- 45'+2': Goal! Club Brugge 5, Rangers 0. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a cross.
- 45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Carlos Forbs.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Mohamed Diomande replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Nicolas Raskin replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Findlay Curtis replaces Djeidi Gassama.
- 50': Goal! Club Brugge 6, Rangers 0. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Tresoldi.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Joaquin Seys.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Christos Tzolis.
- 59': Substitution, Rangers. Connor Barron replaces Danilo.
- 68': Substitution, Club Brugge. Kaye Furo replaces Nicolò Tresoldi.
- 72': Substitution, Club Brugge. Lynnt Audoor replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
- 84': Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 6, Rangers 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 26,252
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 26,252
Statistics
 RAN |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 10 | Saves | 1 |
| 28.4 | Possession | 71.6 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 32 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 16 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
| 282 | Passes | 686 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 18 |
| 2 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 18 | Clearances | 5 |
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 58 | Jorne Spileers |
| 65 | Joaquin Seys |
| 64 | Kyriani Sabbe |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 25 | Aleksandar Stankovic |
| 15 | Raphael Onyedika |
| 7 | Nicolo Tresoldi |
| 8 | Christos Tzolis |
| 9 | Carlos Forbs |
Rangers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 5 | John Souttar |
| 30 | Jayden Meghoma  |
| 3 | Max Aarons  |
| 6 | Joe Rothwell |
| 11 | Thelo Aasgaard |
| 16 | Lyall Cameron |
| 99 | Danilo |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
| 18 | Oliver Antman |
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