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McInnes 'Embarrassed' After Rangers Follow Celtic's Debacle and Lose in Conference League Playoffs

On Thursday, Rangers crashed out of the UEFA Conference League after a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat to Jablonec at the Stadion Strelnice, following a grueling 120-minute contest that ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Manager Derek McInnes led the team into the second leg holding a 1-0 aggregate lead, but the squad delivered a "turgid" performance in the Czech Republic that lacked creativity and invention.
Jablonec midfielder Vakhtang Tchanturishvili levelled the tie in the 73rd minute with a drive past keeper Ivor Pandur, and neither side scored again during the remaining contest, forcing penalties.
Admitting he was "mortified," McInnes accepted "full responsibility" for the exit, which leaves Rangers without European football beyond August for the first time since their 2017 defeat to Progres Niederkorn.
Turning attention to domestic matters, Rangers travel to face Aberdeen in the William Hill Premiership on Sunday, where they trail Celtic, St Mirren, and Dundee by five points.

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