Union Saint-Gilloise 2 – 0 Rangers

Rangers must overturn a two-goal deficit at Ibrox to keep their Champions League hopes alive after losing the first leg of their third qualifying round tie 2-0 at Union Saint-Gilloise.

Teddy Teuma scored the Belgian side’s first European goal in 58 years as his low strike went through the hands of goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin in the 27th minute.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Gers looked out-of-sorts with their quest to qualify for the group stage becoming even tougher when Dante Vanzeir converted a second-half penalty after Connor Goldson was adjudged by VAR to have handled the ball in the area.

McLaughlin made an important late save to deny Vanzeir before James Tavernier cleared off the visitors’ line in injury time to keep Rangers in the tie, but they have it all to do in the second leg next week.

More to follow…

What’s next?

Rangers will host Union Saint-Gilloise in the second leg on Tuesday August 9 – the loser of the tie will go into the Europa League group stage.

Before then, Gers return to league action at home to Kilmarnock this Saturday at 3pm. Rangers won their Scottish Premiership opener 2-1 at Livingston as they bid to reclaim the title off champions Celtic.