Rangers were eliminated from Champions League qualification after a 6-0 home defeat to Club Brugge, losing 9-1 on aggregate. Max Aarons received a red card in the eighth minute, leaving Rangers a man down early. Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring, followed by Hans Vanaken and a three-goal burst before halftime including a brace from Joaquin Seys and a stoppage-time goal by Aleksandar Stankovic. Christos Tzolis added a sixth after the break. Fenerbahce lost 1-0 to Benfica, with Kerem Akturkoglu scoring and Talisca sent off late. Copenhagen and Qarabag advanced to the group stage alongside Brugge.
Rangers crashed out of the Champions League after an embarrassing 6-0 defeat to Club Brugge in the second leg of their play-off qualifier, losing 9-1 on aggregate. Russell Martin's side already had a mountain to climb after a 3-1 loss in the first leg, but Max Aarons' eighth-minute red card ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament proper. Nicolo Tresoldi ended any early home nerves when he sent a diving header past Jack Butland five minutes in,
Hans Vanaken powered in a header just after the half-hour mark, but three goals in six minutes at the end of the first half put Brugge out of sight. Joaquin Seys scored a four-minute brace, finishing on the rebound in the 41st minute before netting a stunning volley, only for Aleksandar Stankovic to nod in another in stoppage time.
Elsewhere, Fenerbache narrowly missed out on a return to the Champions League after a 1-0 loss to Benfica. Jose Mourinho's side were beaten by Kerem Akturkoglu's first-half effort, and any attempt at a fightback was ended by Talisca's 82nd-minute red card, though Fenerbahce failed to muster a shot on target. Copenhagen also made it into Europe's top competition, following up their first-leg draw with Basel with a 2-0 victory in the second leg, winning 3-1 on aggregate.
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