UEFA Champions League Qualifying

FT Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Viktoria Plzen LDLWL 2
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2nd Leg - Rangers advance 4-2 on aggregate · Doosan Arena · 11,341 att.

Match Report

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Rangers through to UCL playoff despite loss at Viktoria Plzen

Rangers progressed into the Champions League play-off after a 2-1 defeat by Viktoria Plzen took them through 4-2 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
6
8
Saves
1
59.4
Possession
40.6
9
SHOTS
27
2
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
443
Accurate Passes
264
523
Passes
331
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
15
8
Crosses
34
0.0
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
52
23
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
14
25
Effective Clearances
12
25
Clearances
12

Head to Head

RAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

PLZ · 3-4-1-2

  1. 23Martin JedlickaG
  2. 40Sampson DwehCD
  3. 21Vaclav JemelkaCD-L
  4. 22Jan PaluskaCD-R
  5. 32Matej ValentaCM-L
  6. 6Lukás CervCM-R
  7. 80Prince AduAM
  8. 5Karel SpácilLM
  9. 99Amar MemicRM
  10. 17Rafiu DurosinmiCF-L
  11. 11Matej VydraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Denis VisinskýSUB
  2. 44Florian WiegeleSUB
  3. 7Christophe KabongoSUB
  4. 3Svetozar MarkovicSUB
  5. 13Marián TvrdonSUB
  6. 29Tom SloncíkSUB
  7. 19Cheick SouareSUB
  8. 24Milan HavelSUB
  9. 20Jirí PanosSUB
  10. 14Merchas DoskiSUB
  11. 18Tomás LadraSUB

RAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 5John SouttarCD-L
  3. 24Nasser DjigaCD-R
  4. 22JeftéLB
  5. 2James TavernierRB
  6. 43Nicolas RaskinCM
  7. 16Lyall CameronLM
  8. 10Mohammed DiomandeRM
  9. 9Cyriel DessersF
  10. 23Djeidi GassamaLF
  11. 18Oliver AntmanRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Kieran DowellSUB
  2. 63Zander HuttonSUB
  3. 49Bailey RiceSUB
  4. 99DaniloSUB
  5. 50Josh GentlesSUB
  6. 31Liam KellySUB
  7. 7Oscar CortésSUB
  8. 6Joe RothwellSUB
  9. 37Emmanuel FernandezSUB
  10. 8Connor BarronSUB
  11. 14Nedim BajramiSUB
  12. 52Findlay CurtisSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 29' Jan Paluska (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 1, Rangers 0. Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amar Memic following a set piece situation.
  4. 54' Substitution, Rangers. Danilo replaces Cyriel Dessers because of an injury.
  5. 56' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Svetozar Markovic replaces Sampson Dweh because of an injury.
  6. 60' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 1, Rangers 1. Lyall Cameron (Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
  7. 68' Substitution, Rangers. Joe Rothwell replaces Mohamed Diomande.
  8. 69' Substitution, Rangers. Kieran Dowell replaces Lyall Cameron.
  9. 69' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Christophe Kabongo replaces Rafiu Durosinmi.
  10. 69' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Cheick Souaré replaces Karel Spácil.
  11. 69' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Milan Havel replaces Amar Memic.
  12. 83' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 2, Rangers 1. Svetozar Markovic (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christophe Kabongo with a cross.
  13. 84' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Jirí Panos replaces Matej Valenta.
  14. 84' Nasser Djiga (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Substitution, Rangers. Nedim Bajrami replaces Oliver Antman.
  16. 87' Substitution, Rangers. Óscar Cortés replaces Djeidi Gassama.

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