UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Club Brugge vs Rangers, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - Club Brugge advance 9-1 on aggregate
Club Brugge
  • 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
Rangers
  • Red Card 8': Max Aarons

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Jayden Meghoma (Rangers).
  • 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.
  • 7': Danilo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Jorne Spileers (Club Brugge).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 8': Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Max Aarons (Rangers).
  • 8': Max Aarons (Rangers) is shown the red card.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 12': Substitution, Rangers. James Tavernier replaces Oliver Antman.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyriani Sabbe.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Nicolò Tresoldi.
  • 21': Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jayden Meghoma (Rangers).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Forbs.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Butland (Rangers).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Nasser Djiga.
  • 27': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by John Souttar.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 30': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
  • 31': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Thelo Aasgaard.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 31': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jack Butland.
  • 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.
  • 34': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by James Tavernier.
  • 36': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Joaquin Seys following a fast break.
  • 37': Foul by Lyall Cameron (Rangers).
  • 37': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jack Butland.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Nicolò Tresoldi.
  • 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': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 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'+4': First Half ends, Club Brugge 5, Rangers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 5, Rangers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Carlos Forbs.
  • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Findlay Curtis replaces Djeidi Gassama.
  • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Mohamed Diomande replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
  • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Nicolas Raskin replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 46': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Findlay Curtis.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 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.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyriani Sabbe with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge).
  • 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.
  • 60': Foul by Jayden Meghoma (Rangers).
  • 60': Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Hugo Siquet with a cross.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Lyall Cameron (Rangers).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 68': Substitution, Club Brugge. Kaye Furo replaces Nicolò Tresoldi.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Mamadou Diakhon.
  • 71': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
  • 71': Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Club Brugge. Lynnt Audoor replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Findlay Curtis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge).
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Lyall Cameron (Rangers).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Mamadou Diakhon with a cross.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Lyall Cameron (Rangers).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustaf Nilsson.
  • 84': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by John Souttar.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Siquet with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge).
  • 86': James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Nasser Djiga (Rangers).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Foul by Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge).
  • 89': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 6, Rangers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Club Brugge 6, Rangers 0.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 26,252

Line-Ups

BRU 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
Club Brugge Substitutes:
Lynnt Audoor, Cisse Sandra, Hugo Siquet, Nordin Jackers, Mamadou Diakhon, Michal Skoras, Ludovit Reis, Hugo Vetlesen, Gustaf Nilsson, Kaye Furo, Bjorn Meijer, Zaid Romero.

RAN Rangers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jack Butland (GK)
24 Nasser Djiga
5 John Souttar
30 Jayden Meghoma Yellow Card
3 Max Aarons Red Card
6 Joe Rothwell
11 Thelo Aasgaard
16 Lyall Cameron
99 Danilo
23 Djeidi Gassama
18 Oliver Antman
Rangers Substitutes:
Emmanuel Fernandez, Cyriel Dessers, Josh Gentles, Zander Hutton, Nicolas Raskin, James Tavernier, Mikey Moore, Mohammed Diomande, Kieran Wright, Liam Kelly, Findlay Curtis, Connor Barron.

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