Rangers vs Ajax 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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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
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,817
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 0 | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| -3 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 4 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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