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Rangers crashed out of the Europa League after a 1-0 home defeat to Benfica, exiting Europe’s second-tier competition 2-3 on aggregate.
Philippe Clement’s side were full of confidence after a dramatic 2-2 draw in Lisbon in the first leg and had the best of the first half as the rain lashed down at Ibrox.
Cyriel Dessers came close to opening the scoring before the visitors took advantage of some poor defending.
Rafa Silva pounced on a ball on the halfway line and raced clear before firing past Jack Butland. The offside flag was up but the goal was awarded after a lengthy VAR check.
The result sends Benfica into Friday’s quarter-final draw while Rangers’ attention returns to domestic duties and their bid to clinch the Scottish Premiership title.
More to follow…
What’s next?
Sunday 17th March 11:00am
Kick off 12:00pm
Rangers return to Scottish Premiership action on Sunday as the leaders go to Dundee; kick-off 12pm, live on Sky Sports.
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