Rangers vs Panathinaikos, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round
· 1st Leg
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
2 - 0
1st Leg
58': Georgios VagiannidisAbout
Rangers are hosting Panathinaikos
at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
- 8': Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nemanja Maksimovic (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': John Souttar (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
- 45': First Half ends, Rangers 0, Panathinaikos 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rangers 0, Panathinaikos 0.
- 52': Goal! Rangers 1, Panathinaikos 0. Findlay Curtis (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
- 56': Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 58': Second yellow card to Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos) for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Giannis Kotsiras replaces Tasos Bakasetas because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Rangers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers replaces Danilo.
- 75': Substitution, Rangers. Djeidi Gassama replaces Findlay Curtis.
- 75': Substitution, Rangers. Hamza Igamane replaces Kieran Dowell.
- 75': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Daniel Mancini replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 76': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Karol Swiderski replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
- 78': Goal! Rangers 2, Panathinaikos 0. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Diomande following a fast break.
- 84': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Manolis Siopis replaces Pedro Chirivella.
- 84': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Tetê replaces Facundo Pellistri.
- 86': Substitution, Rangers. Nedim Bajrami replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 87': Attempt missed. Hamza Igamane (Rangers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a cross.
- 89': Attempt missed. Nasser Djiga (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Souttar.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
Statistics
 PAO |
RAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 24.9 | Possession | 75.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 164 | Accurate Passes | 658 |
| 222 | Passes | 712 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 23 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 22 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 49,548
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 49,548
Line-Ups
Rangers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 5 | John Souttar  |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 3 | Max Aarons |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 6 | Joe Rothwell |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 10 | Mohammed Diomande |
| 99 | Danilo |
| 52 | Findlay Curtis |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell |
Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 5 | Ahmed Touba |
| 14 | Erik Palmer-Brown |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 2 | Georgios Vagiannidis |
| 11 | Anastasios Bakasetas |
| 20 | Nemanja Maksimovic |
| 4 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 7 | Fotis Ioannidis |
| 31 | Filip Djuricic |
| 28 | Facundo Pellistri |
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