Scottish Daily Mail

PLAYER RATINGS

- BY BRIAN MARJORIBAN­KS

ALLAN McGREGOR Praised after his first-leg heroics but he looked suspect at Olayinka’s opener. NATHAN PATTERSON Teenager found Stanciu a handful in the first leg but a composed performanc­e.

LEON BALOGUN Game over when Rangers were down to nine men after his lunge on Masopust.

CONNOR GOLDSON So dependable this season, he could have got tighter to Olayinka at the opening goal. BORNA BARISIC The Croat’s dangerous deliveries deserved better movement from his team-mates. SCOTT ARFIELD Not his usual influentia­l self, the midfielder could have done better to shut down Boril at opener. STEVEN DAVIS The Northern Irishman was unable to exert his usual control in the engine room.

GLEN KAMARA Usual tidy display but was involved in angry scenes after clash with Kudela.

JOE ARIBO Dangerous in the first half with trickery at the edge of the box but influence waned.

ALFREDO MORELOS The Colombian came close to a first-half leveller but faded after the break. RYAN KENT Liveliest Rangers player in the first half, he was targeted by successive Slavia players.

SUBSTITUTE­S

Roofe n (Arfield 54), Simpson (Patterson 78), Zungu (Morelos 83), Itten (Davis 83), Wright (Kent 83). Not used: McLaughlin, Bassey, Helander, Hagi, Stewart, King.

STEVEN GERRARD Red card woes of old returned and his side were off their best. SLAVIA PRAGUE (3-5-2: Kolar (Vagner 63); Kudela n, Deli n, Boril; Bah, Stanciu (Lingr 90), Hromada (Holes 58), Dorley n (Kuchta 58), Sima; Olayinka (Masopust 58), Provod.

REF OREL GRINFELD (ISR) Got the game’s big decisions right, including the red cards for Roofe and Balogun.

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