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Group E: Rangers crash out
Rangers suffered a 3-0 defeat at home to Lyon to send them crashing out of the Champions League. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Rangers
- Lyon
90+3 And that is the end of that, Lyon easy winners, 3-0, they go through and the Scots have to settle for the UEFA Cup.- 90+1 Three minutes of injury time being played.
90' Darcheville has a kick at Kallstrom after he fouls him, stamping on his ankle, red card. Idiot.
88' Benzema gets the ball 45 yards out, he bursts forward, shimmies past the defender and sends in a quite brilliant right foot drive into the bottom left, excellent goal, 3-0 and that is total revenge for Lyon.- 85' But as the sub is completed a long pass comes over and Cuellar totally misses the header and Benzema is played through and he slides it through McGregor's legs for 2-0! That's the end of that then, Rangers down and out, two terrible bits of defending tonight.
84' RANGERS SUB: Boyd on for Hemdani; LYON SUB: Juninho jogs off for Baros.- 82' Benzema with a brilliant run to counter and cut in from the right, beating two men but McGregor comes out to smother. Phew.
- 81' Well, I needed a breather after that. Anything can still happen in this match. Thompson now, slips it through to McCulloch but Lyon clear.
79' Rangers counter after that and Ferguson surges forward, he beats two men, brilliant run, he drags the low ball across AND DARCHEVILLE WITH THE OPEN GOAL FROM THREE YARDS BUT IT'S OFF THE BAR!! Oh my god, one of the misses of the year and Darche knows it.- 78' Shocking backheader from Whittaker plays Benzema in, he must score, he rounds McGregor and finishes but Whittaker somehow gets back to clear, it still falls to Benzema who must score again but McGregor somehow saves and Benzema again but the pair of them combine and Rangers survive!!
- 78' Darche chases a lost cause into the right channel and wins a free kick of a late-sliding Toulalan. Dreadful free kick from Hemdani though, straight at the one-man wall. Shocking.
- 77' Reveillere breaks forward with his first touch and swings in a brilliant ball from the right FOR KALLSTROM WHO MUST SCORE BUT HUTTON SOMEHOW GETS ACROSS TO FLICK IT AWAY FROM HIM!!
- 77' LYON SUB: Govou off for Reveillere, another defensive change.
- 76' Good ball by Hutton on the right but McCulloch can't get any direction on the header and it's out for a goal kick.
- 74' Toulalan on the left, feeds Benzema who runs into the brick wall that is Cuellar.
- 73' The ball drops to McCulloch 25 yards out and he has a crack and Vercoutre spills it but it falls to Clerc to clear! Lyon's back up keeper is having a mare. The corner is cleared.
- 71' RANGERS SUB: Darcheville - who is carrying an injury - comes on for Papac, a really ballsy change...
- 70' Great bit of skill by Papac to beat his man but the cross doesn't match... still Rangers and now Thompson on the right after Naysmith's flick and he drives it across goal but just wide of the far post!
- 69' Great play by Lyon as Juninho is played through and he bursts clean through but a great tackle by Hutton!! That was dangerous but he got just enough of the ball, Juninho wants a penalty and I've seen them given!
- 67' Benzema is through but he's all alone so Cuellar and McGregor combine to block his route to goal. LYON SUB: Ben Arfa off for Bodmer.
- 66' Great counter from Rangers and two good flicks find Hutton in loads of space on the right but another dreadful cross straight at the keeper, he had loads of time.
- 65' Hutton wins it back, now Hemdani surges forward, good play and wide to Whittaker but a poor cross flies out for a goal kick.
- 62' Naysmith wide to Thompson who crosses it in deep and Vercoutre manages to get a good punch this time.
- 61' Hemdani then... he sends it diagonal to the far post for Cuellar rising to head but up in the air and well over.
- 60' Anderson gives away a free kick about 30 yards out... Hemdani over it...
58' Juninho fouls Thompson, booking.- 57' C'est sa distance.... AND JUNINHO SENDS A BRILLIANT DIPPING STRIKE OFF THE BAR! Rangers escape.
- 56' Toulalan on a great run, weaves past three Rangers players and is brought down by Cuellar, yellow card.
- 54' Ben Arfa stops Hutton in his tracks and Lyon get to go forward but Hutton tracks back to tackle Govou and win the throw. Why weren't they doing this first half?
- 52' More pressure from Rangers, who are camped in the Lyon half, Ferguson on the ball now, looks left and sees nothing so back inside right to Hemdani who has space to break forward and sends in a cross but too long and easy for even Vercoutre to claim.
- 50' Hutton on the right, hits the byline and sends a hanging ball over and VERCOUTRE MAKES A HASH OF IT AND IT BOUNCES OFF THE TOP OF THE BAR AND OFF THE LINE BY SQUILLACI OUT TO WHITTAKER BUT HE DRAGS IT WIDE! Should have been the equaliser. Rangers have to play at this tempo and test Vercoutre as much as they can, because he is dodgier than a pork jalfrezi.
- 49' Whittaker now plays Hutton in on the right and he crosses but headed out for a throw. All Rangers this opening part of the second half.
- 48' McCulloch to Papac who has got forward and it's out for a throw but the home fans urging them on as Hutton is chopped down by Govou while bursting through the middle, yellow card. Govou grimaces off for treatment, looks like he did his wrist.
- 47' Rangers on the offensive immediately but the move breaks down with Hutton's cross and Juninho clears.
- 46' Second half underway!
- 45' Half-time, 1-0 to Lyon, a scoreline which as it stands would send Lyon through and Rangers out.
- 44' Rangers with a spell of pressure, Cousin has it on the left, he takes a touch and clips the ball across for McCulloch but too high for the Scotland man.
- 41' Lyon seem to be very much in control at the moment - Walter Smith is going to have some very strong words at the break as it currently looks like men against boys here, Rangers lacking any genuine inspiration.
- 38' Bit of pressure for Rangers but the move breaks down as Hutton is tackled on the edge of the box...
- 36' Kallstrom almost plays Ben Arga through but fails... still with Lyon, out on the right now, Govou to Juninho who slides it through to Ben Arfa who's in but Cuellar blocks him off and he fires over.
- 34' Corner to Rangers on the right but a dreadful delivery which Daniel Cousin has to stoop back from the near post to connect with and Lyon could break... but no, safe for Rangers as Grosso gives it away.
- 32' Hutton is caught out of position as Grosso gets to the left and swings a cross over but headed behind for a corner. Juninho takes the corner but headed away.
- 30' Papac is fine in the end, he makes his way back on the pitch as Rangers go down the other end and think they've won a corner but haven't. Tense here at Ibrox.
29' Ben Arfa quite unintentionally leaves his studs in as Papac slid to tackle and the Rangers man is hurt...- 27' Benzema slides between Weir and Cuellar again but his shot drifts wide. He's finding way too much space.
- 26' A Rangers free kick is cleared, Lyon break through Benzema but Rangers get back in numbers to stand him up and prevent him releasing Govou.
- 24' More good pressure from Lyon as Benzema finds Grosso on the left but he can't get a good cross away and Rangers get the goal kick.
- 23' Rangers' Alan Hutton will miss the next match in the Champions League or first match in the UEFA Cup as he has picked up a suspension-reaching booking.
- 20' Whittaker on the ball, he cuts inside from the rights, beats his man and lets rip with a superb shot which Vercourtre spills but there are no Rangers shirts there, a tackle flies in and it drops to PAPAC but Vercoutre saves again.
- 16' Ben Arfa on the right, slides past the static Weir and whips a low ball across which McGregor should get but he makes a pig's ear of it and palms it to GOVOU WITH A SIMPLE FINISH FOR 1-0!
- 14' Rangers ease the pressure by winning a corner on the left that Ferguson will take... but he sends it too long.
- 11' Almost a comical own-goal by Rangers as the corner misses everyone, falls to Whittaker at the far post and hs clearance cannons off the back of Cuellar and only inches wide of the post!
- 10' Juninho to take this one... "c'est sa distance", as Lyon fans say whenever he gets a free kick within 40 yards of the goal... and it's a superb effort whipped around the wall but scrambled behind by McGregor! Corner.
- 9' Thompson with a foul on Benzema on the edge of the box, free-kick to Lyon and a fourth booking of the tournament for him.
- 8' Vercoutre looking dodgy as he flaps at a Whittaker cross and barely gets a punch on it but they survive!
- 5' Rangers applying some pressure in response...
- 4' Govou is played through by Juninho and he has a chance to score but fluffs the finish! Rangers survive...
- 1' Match underway at Ibrox!
- - Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
- - Lyon: 30-Remy Vercoutre; 2-Francois Clerc, 22-Anderson, 29-Sebastian Squillaci 11-Fabio Grosso; 6-Kim Kallstrom, 8-Juninho, 28-Jeremy Toulalan; 14-Sidney Govou, 10-Karim Benzema, 18-Hatem Ben Arfa.
- - Rangers: 1-Allan McGregor; 2-Alan Hutton, 3-David Weir, 24-Carlos Cuellar 5-Sasa Papac; 28-Steven Whittaker, 6-Barry Ferguson, 7-Brahim Hemdani, 8-Kevin Thomson, 27-Lee McCulloch; 29-Daniel Cousin.
- - Hello and welcome to eurosport.com's LIVE coverage of Rangers' crucial final Champions League group match against Lyon at Ibrox - Rangers need a point to qualify while Lyon need the win as both are on seven points and Rangers have the better head-to-head after their win at Stade Gerland.
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Team Stats
Rangers Stats Lyon 60% Possession 39% 10 Shots 15 3 Shots on target 6 0 Saves 0 7 Corners 3 17 Fouls 12 1 Offsides 2 3 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 18 Tackles 14 359 Accurate passes 229 42 Bad passes 76 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Rangers G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Allan McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 24 Carlos Cuellar 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 31 1 5 5 Sasa Papac 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 5 3 28 Steven Whittaker 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 23 2 1 2 Alan Hutton 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 46 0 5 3 David Weir 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 41 7 1 8 Kevin Thomson 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 35 6 2 7 Brahim Hemdani 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58 4 0 6 Barry Ferguson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58 3 1 27 Lee McCulloch 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 13 6 0 29 Daniel Cousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 19 Jean-Claude Darcheville 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 39 Amdy Faye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Charlie Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Steven Naismith 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 4 0 9 Kris Boyd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 Roy Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Kirk Broadfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Lyon G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 30 Remi Vercoutre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 29 Sebastien Squillaci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 11 Fabio Grosso 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 24 2 2 Francois Clerc 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 22 Cléber Anderson Beraldo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 3 0 28 Jérémy Toulalan 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 32 7 6 6 Kim Kallstrom 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 31 20 1 8 Juninho Pernambucano 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 26 1 3 14 Sidney Govou 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 12 5 1 10 Karim Benzema 2 8 3 1 4 0 0 15 9 0 18 Hatem Ben Arfa 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 13 1 1 12 Loïc Remy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Frederic Roux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Milan Baros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 23 Abdul Kader Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Mathieu Bodmer 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 0 21 Nadir Belhadj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Anthony Reveillere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
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Summary
- 90' Darcheville has a kick at Kallstrom after he fouls him, stamping on his ankle, red card. Idiot.
- 88' Benzema gets the ball 45 yards out, he bursts forward, shimmies past the defender and sends in a quite brilliant right foot drive into the bottom left, excellent goal, 3-0 and that is total revenge for Lyon.
- 85' But as the sub is completed a long pass comes over and Cuellar totally misses the header and Benzema is played through and he slides it through McGregor's legs for 2-0! That's the end of that then, Rangers down and out, two terrible bits of defending tonight.
- 79' Rangers counter after that and Ferguson surges forward, he beats two men, brilliant run, he drags the low ball across AND DARCHEVILLE WITH THE OPEN GOAL FROM THREE YARDS BUT IT'S OFF THE BAR!! Oh my god, one of the misses of the year and Darche knows it.
- 78' Shocking backheader from Whittaker plays Benzema in, he must score, he rounds McGregor and finishes but Whittaker somehow gets back to clear, it still falls to Benzema who must score again but McGregor somehow saves and Benzema again but the pair of them combine and Rangers survive!!
- 77' Reveillere breaks forward with his first touch and swings in a brilliant ball from the right FOR KALLSTROM WHO MUST SCORE BUT HUTTON SOMEHOW GETS ACROSS TO FLICK IT AWAY FROM HIM!!
- 73' The ball drops to McCulloch 25 yards out and he has a crack and Vercoutre spills it but it falls to Clerc to clear! Lyon's back up keeper is having a mare. The corner is cleared.
- 70' Great bit of skill by Papac to beat his man but the cross doesn't match... still Rangers and now Thompson on the right after Naysmith's flick and he drives it across goal but just wide of the far post!
- 69' Great play by Lyon as Juninho is played through and he bursts clean through but a great tackle by Hutton!! That was dangerous but he got just enough of the ball, Juninho wants a penalty and I've seen them given!
- 57' C'est sa distance.... AND JUNINHO SENDS A BRILLIANT DIPPING STRIKE OFF THE BAR! Rangers escape.
- 50' Hutton on the right, hits the byline and sends a hanging ball over and VERCOUTRE MAKES A HASH OF IT AND IT BOUNCES OFF THE TOP OF THE BAR AND OFF THE LINE BY SQUILLACI OUT TO WHITTAKER BUT HE DRAGS IT WIDE! Should have been the equaliser. Rangers have to play at this tempo and test Vercoutre as much as they can, because he is dodgier than a pork jalfrezi.
- 27' Benzema slides between Weir and Cuellar again but his shot drifts wide. He's finding way too much space.
- 20' Whittaker on the ball, he cuts inside from the rights, beats his man and lets rip with a superb shot which Vercourtre spills but there are no Rangers shirts there, a tackle flies in and it drops to PAPAC but Vercoutre saves again.
- 16' Ben Arfa on the right, slides past the static Weir and whips a low ball across which McGregor should get but he makes a pig's ear of it and palms it to GOVOU WITH A SIMPLE FINISH FOR 1-0!
- 11' Almost a comical own-goal by Rangers as the corner misses everyone, falls to Whittaker at the far post and hs clearance cannons off the back of Cuellar and only inches wide of the post!
- 10' Juninho to take this one... "c'est sa distance", as Lyon fans say whenever he gets a free kick within 40 yards of the goal... and it's a superb effort whipped around the wall but scrambled behind by McGregor! Corner.
- 8' Vercoutre looking dodgy as he flaps at a Whittaker cross and barely gets a punch on it but they survive!
- 4' Govou is played through by Juninho and he has a chance to score but fluffs the finish! Rangers survive...
Live Team Line-Up
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RangersManager: Walter Smith
On the Field
- McGregor
- Hutton
- Cuéllar
- Weir
- Papac
- Hemdani
- Ferguson
- Adam
- Whittaker
- Thomson
- Cousin
Subs
- Darcheville
- Faye
- Carroll
- Boyd
- Broadfoot
- Naismith
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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LyonManager: Alain Perrin
On the Field
- Vercoutre
- Clerc
- Squillaci
- Cleber
- Grosso
- Toulalan
- Juninho
- Källström
- Govou
- Ben Arfa
- Benzema ×2
Subs
- Roux
- Réveillère
- Bodmer
- Belhadj
- Keita
- Remy
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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