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00:00Everybody, a febrile atmosphere inside the Grupama Arena.
00:07The locals certainly getting on the backs of the Rangers players and supporters.
00:12There's the half-time whistle sounded, they enjoyed that.
00:15Late, late leveller from Bensert-Busch.
00:18No goals in his past 20 games, Bensert-Busch.
00:21He's now got three in as many.
00:24Cancelling out that acrobatic opener from Bojan Mijovski.
00:28And just exposing Rangers flaws.
00:31Not just in defence, Ali, but in concentration and in confidence as well.
00:36No, I don't think there's any doubt about that.
00:38I know from their point of view it's probably...
00:40Well, they'll look on it as aware of what goal it is and CeCe does well,
00:43but I just think sometimes you've got to take a little bit of pride in your own defending
00:48and don't let people run off you, take responsibility.
00:51And I know you can level it and say it's a forward-back in a defensive position,
00:57I don't buy that.
01:00You've just got to take responsibility and defend.
01:03No changes for either side at half-time?
01:07No, I think the boys are right, I don't think there's an awful lot between the sides.
01:11And obviously the goal will be a savage blow to Rangers hoping to get in at half-time level,
01:19but there's still absolutely everything to play for here.
01:22Manajewski's ball.
01:24Manajewski's ball.
01:25Manajewski's turn.
01:26Oddboss encouraged the shoots.
01:28An important block from Manny Fernandes.
01:30He got beaten to it by Varga.
01:33Manajewski was subject at that first-half booking for coming back onto the pitch post-injury
01:39before the referee and his official said indicated he was allowed to come back on.
01:45Perhaps Ahrens was subject to that first half hook-in for coming back on to the pitch post-injury
01:53before the referee and his officials had indicated he was allowed to come back on.
01:59Akhil from Danilo to Ahrens.
02:02Mijovski can't do much with that, and there is going to be a free kick for the pool on Kalamodaira's jersey.
02:15Krakis looking for Yusuf, the league has got to be careful, but ushers it back to Butland.
02:35Mijovski under pressure, he does get in jail with the free kick, Tavernier wants the advantage.
02:40Shazeshi to give the ball to somebody in there, dear me.
02:47He did well.
02:50I could feel the panic myself.
02:52How much of what we're seeing from Rangers at the back alley is technical deficiency or lack of experience, lack of cohesion together the two centre-halves haven't played a lot, how much of it is just low confidence?
03:14It's probably a little bit of both, Jamie, to be honest with you.
03:21I mean, we saw in the first half, there's a couple of things, just basic defending, dropping off and giving each other cover and covering your full-back.
03:32I know they're playing a three, but the instant where he gets the shot away, I think Yusuf gets the shot away with his left foot, I mean, there's no excuse for that, you've just got to drop off and defend.
03:44And give your fellow defenders a little bit of depth to the game.
03:49But I certainly think they're missing John Shuker, of course they are, I don't want to get away from it.
04:04It's interesting as well when you look at the make-up of Rangers defensive potentially for next season, Souter in contract tops,
04:16Cornelius is a loan Rangers with option to buy, Giga's on loan, might not be back, Fernandes as well.
04:23There's a number of these guys, Tavernier last year of his contract, Rangers have got to figure out what that looks like,
04:30and we could be seeing a whole new defensive unit next season, but we probably will.
04:36Well, Giga's been caught by the bouncing ball, and he recovers well.
04:39He was clever, gave him a little bit of a nudge, Yusuf did well, clever forward play.
04:44When he was up in the air there, just gave him a little bit of a nudge, knocked him off balance.
04:52In that defensive situation as far as contracts goes, it illustrates the scale of the job.
04:58The microcosm that Danny Vuel, a new CEO, a new sporting director, have got to come right.
05:06Here's Varga, 19 goals this season, Varga, wonderful challenge from Giga.
05:11David, I do not for the life of me know where James Tavernier is going there.
05:17I really, he's made it get him away with it, with a great challenge.
05:22But James, where are you going here?
05:25Where are you?
05:27Why are you getting in the middle of the park? I've got no idea where you're going there.
05:31Just staying here free, brilliant challenge, I need to tell you.
05:36Helped get him right out of a hole, but that's the kind of level of defending,
05:42the concentration that I'm telling you about.
05:45They have to improve on.
05:47And that's a 34-year-old captain, not an inexperienced low knee.
05:51Here comes the corner. Giga's there again to clear.
05:58Kanachowski. To it.
06:06Kanachowski's delivery, right through to Buckland.
06:14Again, getting back to the point, Jamie, I mean, that's nothing to do with playing a three or a four,
06:19or whatever it's playing, that's just basic defending, really.
06:24Kanachowski can't be getting in there and leaving that entire right-hand side of the fence completely bare.
06:30It's a good challenge, he did really well when he got crossed, didn't he?
06:33PT.
06:47Why?
06:49Tutt.
06:50Bouncing inside, Aran's gets crowded out.
06:52Another good challenge from Masogiko, serving a big few minutes.
06:57Another good challenge from Nasser Giga, he's having a big few minutes.
07:07Spoken before, Ali, about Rangers lacking a bit of dynamism, a bit of ballast at the back.
07:13Dijon Sterling poised to get some minutes tonight off the bench.
07:17Haven't seen him since April, but a long time, isn't it?
07:21Giga and Fernandes, two big men, 6-4 and 6-6,
07:24but they're not playing as physically and formidably as their physique suggests they might.
07:30Yeah, I take your point.
07:33I think definitely a fit Dijon Sterling starts.
07:40In a number of the positions, to tell you the truth.
07:51Giga looking for Miofsky.
07:56Can't rush the goalscorer too tall.
07:59Giga stepping in again to have his shirt pulled.
08:03Danilo running into trouble but gets himself out of it.
08:07Raskar to Baran.
08:13Baran plotting a route through the green and white hooped jerseys.
08:16Aarons.
08:21Aarons.
08:24That's a run at Callum O'Dowd.
08:25Aarons digs out the cross.
08:30Yeah, he did well there.
08:31They doubled up on him.
08:34Did well to get the corner.
08:36Two of the smallest men on the pitch, Max Aarons and Gaby Kanachevski.
08:51He was really only 5'5'' tall.
08:53He's back defending this as well.
08:55Tavernier, the low delivery.
08:58Anilo at the front course, hooped at Goalwards.
09:00Never likely to trouble Gaby Groff.
09:01He's watching down beneath us, Mikey Moore is removing his bib.
09:04And it looks like he's getting stripped for action.
09:05He's a man that a lot of Rangers fans would have wanted.
09:07Maybe expected to see start tonight.
09:08Yeah, I'd take that on board, Jamie.
09:09Particularly his form the last two or three games.
09:10I think he could consider himself a little more unlucky not to start.
09:24But from a Rangers point of view, a fresh pair of legs,
09:38From Rangers' point of view, a fresh pair of legs,
09:40somebody who's playing with certainly confidence looked really lively at Kermatnock.
09:45He scored an excellent goal to get disallowed as well.
09:48Well, Jürgen did the hard bit and then lost possession.
09:51Youssef in behind, Kanachowski and Varga in the middle.
09:55Youssef's cross-blocked.
09:59Mikey Mouris indeed being ready for action, we'll see him in a moment or two.
10:04It's interesting to see where he comes on.
10:09It's interesting to see if he changes his shape or...
10:13Dujon Sterling as well is being prepared,
10:17potentially a double change for Rangers.
10:20In the meantime, they've got some defending to do.
10:24O'Dowder bowls it into the box, Fernandes away.
10:34O'Dowder bowls it into the box.
10:44Vargas beating Tav in here to it.
10:46Yusssef into the box.
10:47Cheek up, slams the door in his face.
10:50Brilliant.
10:51That's the problem, having a right back in, right hand.
10:53Central defence sounds as on having a pop at Tav all the time here.
10:58But it's just too easy, the header's just far too easy.
11:04You can see it there.
11:06And again, it was good cover again from the big fella.
11:11Fernandes looping forwards, Baron takes it off him and then loses it to Ganachowski.
11:16This is trouble for Rangers, Alex Toot.
11:20Ganachowski calls for it, Macrejas gets it.
11:25Macrejas sends it in, Varga!
11:28Just a glancing header, but a warning sign, he cannot sleep with this man around.
11:33And this is it, far too easy, body position all wrong, doesn't even jump.
11:39And it just didn't sit for him, which allowed Giga to put in a terrific tackle again.
11:47That's two or three in the second half, substitution's getting made now, Jamie.
11:51That's going to be Mikey Moore and Dujon Sterling, next break and play.
11:59Interesting to see who Denigura's going to take off.
12:02Fernandes didn't know where the ball was, luckily for him, he struck him on the back.
12:06Giga puts Danilo under pressure, Danilo's touch is heavy.
12:13Utbush beats the Brazilian, couldn't feed Varga.
12:16Alex Toot, Odouder couldn't take it in his stride.
12:20Robbie Keane wants the foul.
12:22Hopefully happy to let all those go.
12:24Fernandesvaros with a bit of momentum here, the home crowd sensing something might be in the offing.
12:31Turks, Kanachowski across, Giga half clears.
12:36And Max Ahrens will do the job for Rangers.
12:41Panachowski lays it for Toots.
12:58Really important period, sorry Jamie, really important period for Rangers here.
13:03Next five, ten minutes, get the substitutes on, got a little bit of composure, got a touch of the ball again.
13:08As you can see, they've completely lost their way a little bit.
13:12He wanted it in front of them, got it behind them.
13:15Those changes are going to be made, and it's Max Ahrens, perhaps unsurprisingly, on a yellow card who makes way for the returning Dijon Stowling.
13:25His first game since the 10th of April in this competition against Athletic Klube in Bilbao.
13:31That persistent Achilles injury keeping him out for eight months.
13:36From a Rangers point of view it's brilliant to see him back.
13:40And it looks like Jerry Gasama, who's being ordered off on the far side, is going to be the man sacrificed for Mikey Moore.
13:46He's had a quiet start to the second half, Jerry Gasama, Alec.
13:49Yeah, he has. He has. There's no getting away from it.
13:53He can understand the change.
13:55Looks like Sterling is going to go...
14:05A right-hand side defence.
14:06Yeah, and a back four for Rangers now, potentially.
14:08Well, I think...
14:09Maybe Tavernier is going to go to the right wing back.
14:10Yeah, that's what I think he'll do.
14:11That's what I think he'll do.
14:14Greenwell, Ferenc-Varache again through Turt, striding at will through the Rangers midfield.
14:20Turt still has it.
14:23Utvers wants it on the edge.
14:25Oh, everyone misses it. Utvers, Yusuf.
14:29Fernandes gets back there, nobody can clear it for Rangers.
14:32Eventually Rascahan drives it out of his own box.
14:35Brilliant play from the Belgian.
14:37Benilo following up.
14:43The Rangers can't get out of their own half right now.
14:45They are hemmed into this ever more muddied part of the pitch.
14:52Kanichowski.
14:53Rymeikovs.
14:57Sloy.
14:59Turt.
15:04CeCe, who, with his incisive running, set up that leveller for this man, Ben Spurtbush.
15:10Slap throw from Ferenc-Varache.
15:24Rymeikovs with an important intervention.
15:27Texting from Rascahan again.
15:29He deserved better there from his two team-mates who weren't on the same wavelength.
15:34He's just got to regroup a little bit here, Rangers Jimmy.
15:38Barca, that was a beautiful touch, but Tavernier read it.
15:44Bayern's giving it straight to Utbush.
15:49Turt's opened up for him.
15:51Short team in the end.
15:56The Rangers rest back momentum in this match.
15:58Did you see weather the storm here, Jamie?
16:00Weather the storm.
16:01With a bit of luck, Tavernier will get forward on the right-hand side,
16:05and he might get a delivery or two into the box.
16:10Also, I'd like to see, same with Gossama, I'd like to see Mikey Moore get a couple of touches.
16:17Maybe he's got a run at CeCe, see how he handles that.
16:21We had it for Rascahan.
16:25I think he'd be retreating from an offside position.
16:27Marin wasn't, though.
16:29Rangers can clamber their way up the pitch here.
16:35Sterling.
16:39Rasca beaten by Youssef, but Ryoski got it back.
16:41Nagoma, way inside the pitch.
16:53Sterling, Tavernier.
16:56Couldn't find Bayern, he's going to come back to the captain.
16:58Looking to win the corner, and does.
17:00He will get forward Tavernier in that area, Jamie, and that's what I think.
17:05He could be beneficial to Rangers putting deliveries into the box.
17:10But at the same time, he can't forget he'll have a defensive duty to do,
17:16drop back into that five on the right-hand side of Sterling.
17:26Tavernier and Moore showing interest in this corner.
17:28Can Rangers pick out one of the lighthouses in the middle?
17:33He'll work the short corner.
17:38Moore.
17:39Tavernier's delivery.
17:41Of course Fernandes, who direct the header on goal.
17:47And then a foul is given for the...
17:50the impeding of Thun Raimai curses.
17:52Frensvaros looked to break.
17:54The next two.
17:57Big shift from the young man in the field tonight.
18:06He's had more touches than anybody else on the court.
18:10Oh, it's two, big shift from the young man in midfield tonight.
18:21He's had more touches than anybody else on the pitch,
18:25a lot of them laced with class.
18:27Yeah, first time we've seen him, impressive.
18:32Odour having a run at Tavernier, not the cross in well, Muttland scrambling.
18:40Yeah, I mentioned, it's the first time I've seen him,
18:46it's the first time I've seen him live, I can understand what the first is about.
18:57They're just playing themselves into a bit of pressure there,
18:59but Raskar from Wiofsky, referee allowing advantage to improve.
19:04Wiofsky down and injured and Rangers raging on.
19:08Danilo for Mikey Moore, virtually his first touch, and it's not a great one.
19:13Yeah, you called that one right, Jamie, I think the referee did well there,
19:16he was going to blow for the free-kicks, which it was, but he let it go.
19:22Gave Rangers advantage.
19:27Rangers not blessed with great options anywhere on the pitch right now,
19:29but to lose Wiofsky, he comes off, you wonder, where is the focal point, where's the goal scorer?
19:35Yeah, you'd think you'd probably have to put Danilo through the middle, wouldn't you?
19:39And have a look at things.
19:41It's a game where Rangers only do need another goal,
19:46a draw unlikely to be enough for them to maintain a realistic chance of squeezing into that top 24.
19:53Makrekas is going to have the legs on Jadon Magoma here,
19:57first time cross will only land with Fernandes.
20:00Mikey Moore can't get it out of his feet.
20:04He's got to keep it, he has to keep it.
20:07Alex Turt once again inviting Makrekas forwards.
20:11Cross leaves much to be desired.
20:18I wonder if Robbie will look at his bench too.
20:20It's not Robbie Keane that's going to his bench next, it's Denny Gould again,
20:25and it's another youngster, Finlay Curtis, who's going to be coming on.
20:30Bojan Mijovski still down,
20:32with his right hamstring he was feeling after that collision just a few moments ago.
20:37Here it is with Schloij.
20:41I wonder if it's when he lands, Jamie, it looks as though it might be when he lands.
20:45He kind of jars the foot down.
20:49There, that's the one I think.
20:55It's really not great news, this for Rangers.
20:58Just as Bojan Mijovski looks to be coming on to a game,
21:01Yusuf Cermiti is being readied for action.
21:04He too is stripped.
21:05Curtis and Cermiti both trying to come on.
21:10Looks like a pull, a jerk of that right hamstring for Bojan Mijovski.
21:17So many muscle injuries in this Rangers squad right now.
21:20And Bojan Mijovski, who scored the goal today, who scored two fine finishes at Rugby Park on the weekends.
21:29And he's not going to play any further part in this match.
21:32On will come Yusuf Cermiti for him.
21:35And on has come Finlay Curtis as well, a youngster.
21:41Just waiting to see who's come off for him.
21:43I think it is Mijovski, I think it is.
21:47Well, the one thing I would say, with Rangers being under a little bit of pressure here, Jamie,
21:58it might just suit the big fella up front.
22:01The one thing he has got is a little bit of pace and he has got a bit of power.
22:04So there might be a bit of space to exploit.
22:11Bad Busch, again latching on, sloppy play from Rangers to sits down Raskan.
22:20Bad Busch.
22:21Bad Busch.
22:26Bad Busch.
22:27Bad Busch.
22:35Danilo by the way, who's made way for Finlay Curtis.
22:38So Danilo when we off, ski off.
22:39Curtis and Cermiti, the eight million plain man from Everton.
22:43He was chasing down Toon Rhymeikers.
22:48What a night for him, what an opportunity for him to try and make an impact.
22:53He hasn't made much of one so far in his brief tenure at Ibrox.
23:13just 20 a million pounds.
23:25Groff bangs it down the middle.
23:27Connor Barron picking up the scraps,
23:30but Goma can't keep it in.
23:36Boyomeovski did walk off looking in pain but relatively comfortable.
23:41The hope for Rangers Alley, the desperate hope will be that he's not out for a significant period of time,
23:47and perhaps it is a protective measure from Denny Goyle knowing the importance of the matches to come.
23:55Because if the goals aren't coming from Boyan Majewski, where are they going to come from?
24:02Can Yusuf Cermiti step up to the plate, Conor Barron's getting a dirty look from Dijon Sterling for that pass.
24:09And I think it might have been warranted.
24:12Nice touch, Barron, but Ryan Majkers is there.
24:32Still this game hangs in the balance, 21 minutes of normal time remaining.
24:36Who can step up and put their team in front.
24:41Sloppy from CeCe this time.
24:44Not a great ball from Finlay Curtis either, nor from Utbush, nobody can keep hold of the ball right now.
24:51Rasca...
24:52That was as poor as a period of possession I've seen in a while, but on we go.
24:56Rasca, classy stuff. Mikey Moore, what can he conjure?
25:00Shot deflected back to Barron, and he can't keep control of possession.
25:05And now it's Veresvaroš through MacRekas who are urged forward by Robbie Keane.
25:10MacRekas against Magoma, who recovers really well.
25:13And he'll prevent the corner too, and now Finlay Curtis.
25:17The 19-year-old James Tabernier shouting calm down, the young man has other ideas.
25:21Good defending again, Magoma, very good defending.
25:27Benesvaroš back in numbers.
25:29Rangers beginning to lope forward as well.
25:32Moore.
25:34Jamiti.
25:36Barron.
25:38And Sterling to his right.
25:40Ziga slows it down.
25:46The Rangers just sucking the pace out of a frenetic period of play,
25:59much of which they have spent guarding their own penalty box.
26:02Yeah.
26:03O'Rebana's got to watch what he's up to in there.
26:22He's got little legs, but just about enough to grab the ball clear.
26:27Robbie Keane is going absolutely bonkers down beneath us.
26:31He's wanting a free kick, I'm not sure it was, Robbie, to tell you the truth.
26:35Mind you, he is closer than me.
26:37The Republic of Ireland striker, former Celtic player, Celtic fan by all accounts.
26:43This will be a big game for him.
26:45His team on the prowl again with Cece.
26:48Yusuf, I beg your pardon, MacRekas, now Cece.
26:52There is to be a Rangers goal, Ali.
26:54How do you see it coming about?
26:56Where do you see the opportunities?
27:00Well, I think it could be on the counter.
27:02The way things are going at the moment.
27:04Well, I doubt it does well to keep that in.
27:06O'Dowda does well to keep that in.
27:08O'Dowda across, Barker!
27:10That's what he does.
27:12That's what he does.
27:14A remarkable, eye-watering match.
27:16That's what he does.
27:1820 goals for the season.
27:20And it's only December.
27:22And it's only December.
27:24And it's a great game for the Rangers goal, Ali.
27:26It's a great game for the Rangers goal, Ali.
27:28How do you see it coming about?
27:30Where do you see the opportunities?
27:32Well, I think it could be on the counter, the way things are going at the moment.
27:34Well, O'Dowda does well to keep that in.
27:36O'Dowda across, Barker!
27:38That's what he does.
27:40A remarkable, eye-watering, 20 goals for the season.
27:46And it's only December.
27:48Rangers undone again.
27:50And the Hungarian goal machine plunders another.
27:54Great cross, Jamie.
27:56Two things.
27:58Not enough done to stop the cross.
28:00And I'm really intrigued to watch Manny Fernández here.
28:06He's got to stop the cross.
28:08Oh, my goodness.
28:10Left centre-back.
28:12He actually is facing the wrong way, look.
28:16I mean, I don't really know what he's saying there.
28:20Other than he's facing the wrong way.
28:22That's unbelievable.
28:24And the cross has to get stopped at the source as well, but...
28:26I mean, that's Rangers for you.
28:28Just an inability to defend, really.
28:30I mean, I've got no idea what Fernández is doing there.
28:32I mean, you have to open your body up.
28:34You have to have your body in a position where you can see the cross and see the forward.
28:38He's actually got his back to the cross coming in, which is remarkable.
28:54If there's one man you can't take your eye off in your penalty box, it's Barnabas Varga.
29:04Top scorer in Hungarian football.
29:06He is a predator.
29:08And that is the cue for Robbie Keane to go to his bench as well.
29:12Vence Oudvors and Bamadele Youssef off.
29:16On comes Norwegian international, Christopher Zachariasen, the Frenchman ladies Youssef.
29:20And Denigal making an attacking substitution of himself as well.
29:24Tello Asgard is replacing James Tavernier as the Rangers look for a way back into this match.
29:30Danny Huo cuts an exasperated figure, and you can well understand as a manager, Ali,
29:46how dispiriting, how devastating is it when these individual errors,
29:51defenders going to sleep, bodies in the wrong position, not matching runs.
29:55That is absolutely incredible defending.
29:59I mean, I can't tell you just how poor that is.
30:05I mean, if you beat him with a bit of brilliance, he drops his shoulder,
30:08he goes one way and he goes the other.
30:10If the movement's excellent, and generally speaking, Varga is a centre-forward
30:15who has got good movement.
30:17That's good, trying to find Mikey Moore.
30:19The moment of alarm in the Vence Varos defence this time.
30:23But my point being, it didn't need to be good movement.
30:27All right, Keba.
30:29Thank you, Keba.
30:30Good kirper Dave.
30:33Thank you, thank you.
30:45Good keeper then.
30:46It's two goals, two cheap goals that really sum up Rangers' season in Europe at least, if not domestically.
31:10And again, Ali, just underline the scale of the task facing Denny Hall, he's done well with what he has,
31:16I think most Rangers fans would agree, but there's a lot of surgery required in this squad.
31:20Yeah, you better believe it.
31:27I tell you, I think the ref's done all right, Jamie, he's let things go.
31:32He hasn't been your normal kind of European blowing the whistle for everything type referee,
31:38he's let one or two things go, which you don't mind.
31:46Raskar muscled off it by Toots, he gets onto it again, Odouda offers himself,
31:52four to him out in the middle, Odouda across,
31:55Fernandes playing with a cigar in his mouth for better or for worse.
32:00And he will get the free kick this time, and the yellow card as well for Gabi Kanichowski.
32:06Farring a remarkable comeback, Ali, if you were the Rangers manager at this point in the season,
32:22you've got two more match days to go, your team are basically done and dusted as far as qualification goes.
32:27There's still a title race on, you've got a big January coming,
32:30how would you approach the final stages of your Europa League campaign?
32:35Erm, with less significance as I would any domestic game.
32:42Absolutely.
32:44Would you use it as a tool to get minutes into certain players?
32:49Yes, yeah, definitely.
32:51You definitely would.
32:53Two games after this one for Rangers to negotiate,
32:56Ludogoretz at home, 22nd of January,
32:58and then a trip to Portugal and Porto seven days later.
33:01At the moment, in those games threatening to be dead rubbers.
33:05As far as progression is concerned.
33:23Varga wins the flick, and then Josef gets onto it.
33:27Josef is then hauled down by Dani Fernandes.
33:33That's Nazar Jiga who committed the foul, and who has been booked for it,
33:50in Burkina Faso International.
33:56Second booking of the night for Rangers, following Max Ahrens.
33:59That is Haros, looking for the thirds.
34:09The atmosphere in here is absolutely popping.
34:11It's absolutely popping.
34:27Alex Turk takes, Marga was looking again.
34:29CeCe will keep this alive for Ferenc Varos.
34:32Marachowski's cross, only half away.
34:40Josef on the spin, that was cute.
34:42Josef blasts it off Nagoma and out.
34:44And Robby Keane down beneath us is stirring up the locals.
34:48He's got his hands in his air.
34:50He's flipping up a frenzy.
34:52He is, he's certainly getting them going, isn't he?
34:54He is, he's certainly getting them going, isn't he?
34:56Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef, Josef.
35:10Another Alex Turk's corner.
35:13Fernandes, that's a more decisive header.
35:16Decisive header, Kanachewski back to turn, it's a great cross but Jack Botland will learn to it.
35:29Free kick for Rangers, too many FN players impeding the Rangers goalkeeper.
35:35Nikola Raskia trying to get the visitors moving in the right direction again,
35:40trying to spark something that might give them hope.
35:43Not any touches like that from Asgars.
35:49Sterling.
36:05Intelligent run from Mikey Moore, ball from Raskar didn't find him.
36:08Denigro just trying to encourage his players to get them believing again.
36:15Moore lets it run across him, decent ball in as well, and Curtis had made a fine run.
36:19Just failed to connect with the header.
36:22Oh, Fernandes has lost it, Varga.
36:28Big centre-back recovers in the nick of time.
36:33Palpitations at the back for Rangers over and over again.
36:36Palpitations up here, never been at the back for Rangers.
36:42Robby Keane preparing another double sub, Julio Romão and Cadu, a couple of Brazilians
36:47about to be introduced in the final few minutes of the match.
36:55Jadon Magoma.
36:58Curtis.
37:03They did the space well Curtis, and Sterling was arriving.
37:06It's unlucky, much better.
37:10Very positive direct from Fernandes and Sterling arriving at the back post.
37:14Just can't get up enough to direct it, Jamie, but it's a lot better.
37:21Excellent cross and he's up well.
37:25Solid goal in his Rangers career, Dijon Sterling.
37:27Dijon's number 71 today.
37:32Only goal coming against Benfica in this tournament.
37:35Here is that double change, Cadu and Julio Romão coming on.
37:40Gabi Kanachowski, the little Israeli international, being withdrawn.
37:45And Callum O'Dowda as well down the left, so Cadu, light for light replacement,
37:51left wing back, and Julio Romão will go and sit in the middle of the park.
37:57Again, two seasoned, experienced players underlining the depth
38:02and the quality that Robbie Keane has in his arsenal.
38:08Not used tonight, by the way.
38:09Jean-Marc Gruber, 21-year-old Hungarian international, eight goals this season.
38:14Alexander Tesic, Serbian international forward as well.
38:18Jonathan Levi, Swedish international, Naby Keita.
38:22We spoke about him beforehand, not in the squad for this one.
38:25Very well known as a serial trophy winner with Liverpool.
38:29He just couldn't get turns, and Sterling can't prevent the throw.
38:38He just couldn't get turns, and Sterling can't prevent the throw.
38:52He just couldn't get turns, and Sterling can't prevent the throw.
39:00He just couldn't get turns, and Sterling can't prevent the throw.
39:03Go, the little more back, and then he's going to hear it.
39:06He doesn't know what happened.
39:09Get out of here.
39:11He doesn't know what will happen.
39:14He doesn't know what he's going to do yet.
39:16He doesn't know what he's going to do.
39:19But he doesn't know what he's going to do.
39:21He doesn't know what he's going to do.
39:22He's going to do in the squad.
39:25It's going to be a great race.
39:26A touch from Josef but he wins it back, Schloy forward, Cadou's first touch.
39:39Josef Cermiti back doing the defensive duties for Rangers.
39:43It's a huge volume of work to be done in the transfer window.
40:01When you look at who Rangers have got, the games they've got coming up,
40:05as we've discussed, how instrumental will Denny Vuel be in that role?
40:11I hope Harry.
40:13There's no sporting director, no CEO at the moment.
40:15I'm over that.
40:17I'd far rather the manager picks the players.
40:20Call them old school if you like, but for the manager's job's on the line,
40:24I think he deserves the man to pick the players,
40:26but I think he's got bigger problems than bringing them in.
40:29I think there's a few who have to go the other way first.
40:33It's a very lavish spending spree in the summer for Rangers,
40:37between £25-30 million.
40:40Obviously they've got plenty in return to the likes of Dessers and Jephte and Igaman,
40:45but spending that amount of money, Ali, in your eyes you've made the team worse.
40:49Jamie, the three players you've mentioned walk into that team right now in place of any of them.
40:55Julia Romau, ball-winning for Vénès Varos.
41:00The substitutes combined, Josef, Varga taking up his role in the middle.
41:04Josef gets away, just squared it behind.
41:08Zachariasen and Varga and the desks around us being slapped in frustration.
41:14Chance to kill the game there.
41:16I think he's by the centre-back again, too easy.
41:23This model of sporting director doing a lot of the hiring and the strategising,
41:28head coach doing the coaching, I know it's maybe not your favourite, Ali,
41:31but can you see Rangers in the 49ers group going away from that so quickly after taking charge?
41:37Probably not, no.
41:39Probably the most important relationship in the club nowadays is between the coach and the sporting director.
41:44But generally speaking, I know it's not always the case, but generally speaking, it's the coach that gets the sack.
41:51Well, they've both gone this season, haven't they?
41:53Yeah, that's right.
41:54The CEO, isn't they?
41:55Correct.
41:56Tell the Asgard.
41:57As for Rangers here.
42:01Terrific stop in the end from David Croft, it was Finlay Curtis,
42:05Boyhood Rangers fan, who slaps the ground in frustration.
42:09Could he have given it to Mikey Boer? Could he have just slipped it to his left?
42:12Could he have just slipped it to his left? It's a deflection as well, so it's a better save than we first thought.
42:20And it's easy after the event.
42:23With fairly Finlay Curtis, he always gets a shot away, there's always something going on when he's around.
42:30Maybe, with hindsight, he could just touch it to his left.
42:35He'll gather up, that's the main thing.
42:38Tavernier off the pitch, it's Conor Barron to take the corner.
42:41Barron's delivery.
42:43He's going to come straight back to the little midfielder.
42:46Rangers must build again.
42:48Farga, fan-favorited in these parts.
42:51Doing his share of the rear-guard action.
42:53Barron, deflected cross.
42:57Curtis again rising at the back.
42:59Dramiti bumped off it too easily.
43:03Dramiti bumped off it too easily.
43:04Dramiti bumped off it too easily.
43:08Dramiti's going to line up one more sub before the end.
43:09Oksandar Pesic, one-cap Serbian forwards, is poised and ready beneath us.
43:24A couple of minutes of normal time remaining.
43:28Can Rangers snatch something from this match?
43:31The match, remember, they led through Bojan Mijovski.
43:35But it's up the other end, they're in trouble.
43:37Varga, Romao in support.
43:39Varga slipping it to Romao.
43:41Gets the break of the ball.
43:43Makrekis coming in to win it back.
43:45Rangers can't get this ball cleared.
43:48Makrekis, Varga coming on to it.
43:51But Curtis called him napping.
43:53And then Curtis draws the foul from Julio Romao.
43:59And Rangers have a problem because Nasa Jiga is down and hurt again.
44:09Gets another good block.
44:11That's about four or five good blocks, she's got in second half, Jiga.
44:14Credit when it's due.
44:16That's just a straight forward foul on Curtis, isn't it?
44:19Takes his body in front.
44:21Oh, plenty more football coming their way on TNT Sports.
44:36The Premier League returning on Saturday, 7pm.
44:39Arsenal looking to retain, perhaps extend their space at the top of the table.
44:44And they host Wolves at the Emirates on TNT 1.
44:47And another Serie A doubleheader to enjoy on some new league leaders.
44:50AC Milan in action at lunchtime as they take on Sassuolo at the San Siro.
44:55And Juventus sees it just outside the European places,
44:58travelling to fifth place Bologna later that evening.
45:01Both games live on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+.
45:05In the meantime, all the racket, all the fuss.
45:08It's for the departing hero, Barnabos Varga.
45:11Taking his tally to 20 goals for the season, and it looks very much like he's netted the winner.
45:17And he's been replaced by Alexander Pesic.
45:20As guard for Rangers.
45:25Finlay Curtis.
45:27Time ticking away.
45:29Curtis across, Sterling!
45:31Brilliant cross again, Curtis, that's two.
45:36I think that's maybe where Danny Earl's got to start looking.
45:46Giving him more game time.
45:48Yeah, Frikan went against Pujon Sterling.
45:51Four minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of this match.
45:55In the short period he's been on, Curtis, Jamie.
45:59Two wonderful crosses with his left foot, and I'm lucky not to score.
46:05He does things.
46:08I like players that do things, take part in the game, make an impact.
46:12Don't just let the game drift by them.
46:18Jermiti helping it on to Mikey Moore.
46:20He does win the foul from Julio Ramal.
46:23The Rangers will have a chance to load up the whole box here,
46:26and try and salvage a draw.
46:28Unlikely to be enough to keep their hopes of progression flickering,
46:33but there's something positive to take with them back to Scotland.
46:38He's got to win, but he's got to win.
46:41He's got to win.
46:42And he's got to win.
46:43He's got to win!
46:44And he's got to win!
46:47He's got to win, he's got to win.
46:51Drifted in by Baren.
47:04What, if anything, will Denny Goyle take from this?
47:13Will he have learned anything that he doesn't already know about this squad?
47:16No, I'm afraid not.
47:18I wouldn't have thought so, Jamie.
47:21I think he'll just have confirmed what he's seen.
47:26Obviously, I mentioned Finlay Curtis did well when they came on.
47:33Raskin's done as usual, he's been fine, Connor Barron's been fine.
47:39But he knows he's got a problem with defence,
47:43you must know he's got a problem with defence, and an attack for that matter.
47:47I think the scary thing from a Rangers point of view is this is not a quick fix,
47:58this isn't a one-window job to rebuild this squad.
48:02No, the damage that's been done with the recruitment.
48:06Josef on the prowl, Makrekis cannons it off Raskin,
48:12but then they'll come out, and even then Ziga almost pops it behind.
48:21Mikey Moore, oh, Schleuch came thundering in, won the ball,
48:24but clashed heads with Mikey Moore.
48:27Robbie Keane wants a free kick.
48:32I'm not sure it was a free kick, but it was certainly a clash.
48:35Became a blindsider, Mikey Moore, didn't he?
48:42Oh, he does, he cops one there.
48:46I'm surprised he went for it, because he can see Mikey Moore.
48:49Mikey Moore can't see him.
48:52That shot of Robbie Keane, by the way, that's the Robbie Keane that we've seen for the past 94 minutes of football.
48:59You haven't seen it on your screens at home, but a manager's eye-view camera on Robbie Keane,
49:05it'll be worth the entry for you alone.
49:08Here's the goals, that strike from Miofsky early on, cancelled out by Vince Utversh with the final kick of the first half.
49:14And then this predatory finish from Barnabas Varga.
49:18Really Rangers defensive problems in micro, Cozumale.
49:21Oh, absolutely. I mean, the first goal they switch off, the second goal's...
49:25well, I don't know how you would describe a second goal, I don't think there's enough effort to stop the cross,
49:32albeit a brilliant cross.
49:34And then the marking for the header is non-existent really.
49:41Looks like three more Europa League points for Ferenc Varos.
49:51Still unbeaten, preserving that record.
49:54And now looking very good for a place in the top eight of the competition's league phase.
50:01It's a yellow card coming out for Niko Raska, I think.
50:06I think it was Stevie Smith, actually.
50:08You're right, yeah, down beneath us for his remonstrations.
50:18Final seconds of the game, Cadu just floats it towards the corner.
50:28Manny Fernandes, who's applying an auxiliary forward position in the dying embers for Rangers,
50:34who's pushed Cadu to the ground.
50:37And that rather sums things up.
50:39Robbie Keane's waving for time up.
50:41He's going to get his wish soon enough.
50:45And he does live and breathe every moment, kick every ball.
50:51The fans whistling, waiting for the referee to do likewise.
50:55It's all over.
50:57Robbie Keane and a team in green and white have sunk Rangers.
51:01And that's what it means to the former Celtic striker.
51:11A bundle of energy on the touchline now exploding in Hungarian euphoria.
51:21It's groundhog day for Rangers.
51:23Their defensive frailty is exposed.
51:25Their lack of confidence coming to the fore.
51:27And key errors in key positions have been their undoing.
51:31They led early through a fine acrobatic finish from Bojan Mijovski.
51:35That was cancelled out on the stroke of half-time by Benz Utwuz.
51:39Before Barnabas Varga, the top scorer in Hungarian football,
51:43got his 20th of the season to turn the match in the home team's favour.
51:47Rangers effectively out of the Europa League.
51:49They lose after scoring first for the first time this season.
51:51And it is Robbie Keane and Ferenc Varos who take a giant leap
51:55to one chance to win the match.
51:56The game is playing the game.
51:57And they go through a fine acrobatic finish from Bojan Mijovski.
51:59That was cancelled out on the stroke of half-time by Benz Utwuz,
52:01before Barnabas Varga, the top scorer in Hungarian football,
52:03got his 20th of the season to turn the match in the home team's favour.
52:08Rangers effectively out of the Europa League.
52:10They lose after scoring first for the first time this season,
52:12and it is Robbie Keane and Ferenc Varos
52:15who take a giant leap towards a top eight finish full time at the Groupama Arena in Budapest
52:22Benesvaros 2 Rangers 1. Thanks Jamie and of course Ali