Rangers vs Braga, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueTwo red cards as Rangers held by Braga
James Tavernier scored a penalty as Rangers earned their first Europa League point of the season with a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Braga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
- 4': Max Aarons (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
- 6': Max Aarons (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
- 9': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 9': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 14': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Rangers).
- 14': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a through ball.
- 15': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Rangers).
- 15': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 17': Offside, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez is caught offside.
- 22': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Max Aarons (Rangers).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Handball by Mohamed Diomande (Rangers).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 29': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 29': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 30': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Emmanuel Fernandez.
- 31': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 32': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Mohamed Diomande.
- 35': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 35': Nasser Djiga (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diomande.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Djeidi Gassama (Rangers).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 40': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 41': Max Aarons (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Connor Barron (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 43': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
- 44': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
- 44': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty Rangers.
- 45'+3': Goal! Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 0. James Tavernier (Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Foul by Mohamed Diomande (Rangers).
- 45'+4': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Fran Navarro.
- 46': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 46': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
- 46': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Rangers).
- 50': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 51': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Danilo (Rangers).
- 53': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Bright Arrey-Mbi.
- 57': Attempt saved. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Barron with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
- 57': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Mohamed Diomande (Rangers).
- 58': Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 58': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Connor Barron (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
- 61': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 64': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Rangers).
- 64': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Florian Grillitsch replaces João Moutinho.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Bright Arrey-Mbi.
- 69': Goal! Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 1. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Foul by Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga).
- 70': Max Aarons (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
- 72': Substitution, Rangers. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Danilo.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nasser Djiga (Rangers) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Fernandez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 73': Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. James Tavernier (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Djeidi Gassama with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
- 76': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
- 76': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
- 77': Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Rangers. Bojan Miovski replaces Connor Barron.
- 78': Foul by Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers).
- 78': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabri Martínez.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Carvalho replaces Gabri Martínez.
- 83': Attempt saved. Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Chermiti (Rangers).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diomande.
- 85': Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers).
- 86': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers).
- 86': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 87': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Max Aarons (Rangers).
- 89': Substitution, Rangers. Oliver Antman replaces Youssef Chermiti.
- 89': Substitution, Rangers. Jayden Meghoma replaces Max Aarons because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Attempt saved. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Butland (Rangers). Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 90': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jack Butland (Rangers).
- 90'+1': Handball by Florian Grillitsch (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+2': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Vítor Carvalho.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mohamed Diomande (Rangers).
- 90'+4': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+6': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rangers 1, Sporting Braga 1.
Statistics
 SCB |
RAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.7 | Possession | 48.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 401 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 8 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 27 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 38,014
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 38,014
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 37 | Emmanuel Fernandez |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 3 | Max Aarons |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 10 | Mohammed Diomande  |
| 8 | Connor Barron |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 9 | Youssef Chermiti |
| 99 | Danilo |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
Braga (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 26 | Bright Arrey-Mbi |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 29 | Jean-Baptiste Gorby |
| 77 | Gabriel Martínez |
| 2 | Víctor Gómez |
| 39 | Fran Navarro |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar  |
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