UEFA Europa League

Rangers vs Standard Liege, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Rangers
  • 39': Connor Goldson
  • 45'+1': James Tavernier (P)
  • 63': Scott Arfield
FT
3 - 2
Standard Liege
  • 6': Maxime Lestienne
  • 40': Duje Cop

About

Rangers are hosting Standard Liege at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Eden Shamir (Standard Liège).
  • 2': James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège).
  • 4': Leon Balogun (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Goal! Rangers 0, Standard Liège 1. Maxime Lestienne (Standard Liège) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duje Cop with a cross.
  • 7': Offside, Rangers. Connor Goldson tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Collins Fai.
  • 12': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
  • 12': Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Offside, Standard Liège. Collins Fai tries a through ball, but Maxime Lestienne is caught offside.
  • 18': Duje Cop (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
  • 19': Offside, Standard Liège. Samuel Bastien tries a through ball, but Abdoul Tapsoba is caught offside.
  • 20': Hand ball by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
  • 22': Offside, Rangers. Steven Davis tries a through ball, but Alfredo Morelos is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège).
  • 24': Leon Balogun (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
  • 27': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Arfield.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duje Cop.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Collins Fai.
  • 39': Goal! Rangers 1, Standard Liège 1. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
  • 40': Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Goal! Rangers 1, Standard Liège 2. Duje Cop (Standard Liège) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Collins Fai with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Tavernier.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Maxime Lestienne (Standard Liège) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Rangers 2, Standard Liège 2. James Tavernier (Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Rangers 2, Standard Liège 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rangers 2, Standard Liège 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Standard Liège. Michel Balikwisha replaces Duje Cop because of an injury.
  • 46': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Scott Arfield.
  • 46': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 48': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Standard Liège).
  • 49': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Balikwisha with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Eden Shamir (Standard Liège).
  • 53': Steven Davis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Shamir.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lestienne.
  • 56': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Kent (Rangers).
  • 59': Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Borna Barisic (Rangers).
  • 60': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Standard Liège).
  • 60': Kemar Roofe (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Rangers. James Tavernier tries a through ball, but Alfredo Morelos is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
  • 61': Steven Davis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Goal! Rangers 3, Standard Liège 2. Scott Arfield (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard Liège) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Jans.
  • 66': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
  • 66': Offside, Standard Liège. Laurent Jans tries a through ball, but Michel Balikwisha is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège).
  • 71': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Standard Liège. Nicolas Raskin replaces Eden Shamir.
  • 71': Substitution, Standard Liège. Felipe Avenatti replaces Maxime Lestienne.
  • 72': Attempt saved. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
  • 72': Michel Balikwisha (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': James Tavernier (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
  • 74': Laurent Jans (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by James Tavernier.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Merveille Bokadi.
  • 77': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Tavernier.
  • 79': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Standard Liège).
  • 79': Substitution, Rangers. Joe Aribo replaces Alfredo Morelos.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Borna Barisic (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Noe Dussenne.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Arnaud Bodart.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Leon Balogun (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Offside, Rangers. Steven Davis tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Goldson.
  • 85': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Rangers).
  • 85': Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Kemar Roofe (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Rangers. Bongani Zungu replaces Scott Arfield.
  • 86': Substitution, Standard Liège. Nicolas Gavory replaces Laurent Jans.
  • 88': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège).
  • 89': Substitution, Rangers. Calvin Bassey replaces Borna Barisic.
  • 89': Substitution, Rangers. Cedric Itten replaces Kemar Roofe.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cedric Itten (Rangers).
  • 90'+1': Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Rangers. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Cedric Itten is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rangers 3, Standard Liège 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rangers 3, Standard Liège 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
7 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 1
49.5 Possession 50.5
10 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
386 Accurate Passes 419
470 Passes 494
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
69 Long Balls 48
39 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
19 Interceptions 7
12 Effective Clearances 16
12 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Line-Ups

RAN Rangers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Allan McGregor (GK)
26 Leon Balogun
6 Connor Goldson
31 Borna Barisic
2 James Tavernier
10 Steven Davis
18 Glen Kamara
37 Scott Arfield
20 Alfredo Morelos
14 Ryan Kent
25 Kemar Roofe Yellow Card
Rangers Substitutes:
Jamie Barjonas, Brandon Barker, Nathan Patterson, Jon McLaughlin, Ianis Hagi, Cedric Itten, Greg Stewart, Leon Thomson King, Ciaran Dickson, Joe Aribo, Bongani Zungu, Calvin Bassey.

STL Standard Liege (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Arnaud Bodart (GK)
20 Merveille Bokadi
34 Konstantinos Laifis
6 Noe Dussenne Yellow Card
15 Eden Shamir
28 Samuel Bastien
27 Laurent Jans
21 Collins Fai
23 Abdoul Tapsoba
7 Duje Cop
22 Maxime Lestienne
Standard Liege Substitutes:
Hugo Siquet, Felipe Avenatti, Nicolas Gavory, Nicolas Raskin, Laurent Henkinet, Jeremy Landu, Jean-Francois Gillet, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Damjan Pavlovic, Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez, Eddy Sylvestre, Moussa Sissako.

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