US EditionRangers Player Ratings as Curtis & Gassama Shine with Butland Back to Best
GLASGOW, JUL 22 – Goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama gave Rangers a 2-0 lead in the Champions League second qualifying round, with Panathinaikos reduced to 10 men after a key red card.
- On Tuesday, Rangers began life under head coach Russell Martin with a 2-0 home victory, securing an early advantage.
- Amid a busy summer rebuild, Rangers head coach Russell Martin led a reshaped squad after preparing largely behind closed doors.
- Both goal scorers Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama scored to establish a two-goal cushion, while Giorgos Vagiannidis was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.
- The victory left Rangers with a crucial lead for the second leg in Athens, underpinned by Jack Butland’s string of key saves.
- On July 30, Rangers will play the return leg at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, and head coach Russell Martin said `I think we'll be much better for it.
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Giorgos Vagiannidis was sent off in the 58th minute of Panathinaikos' match against Rangers, leaving his team with ten players, while he will also miss the second leg of the OAKA match.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left
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- 43% of the sources lean Left
43% Left
L 43%
C 29%
R 29%
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