Alfredo Morelos celebrates becoming Rangers’ top European goalscorer in their 3-3 Europa League draw at Benfica last night – but there was agony for Celtic as they crashed 4-1 at home to Sparta Prague.

Steven Gerrard admits Rangers have a lot to learn after their late Lisbon lapse let Benfica off the hook.

But the Ibrox boss insists his side should be proud of the way they dazzled the Portuguese giants for much of the Europa League clash in the Estadio da Luz.

The Light Blues found themselves behind inside 60 seconds thanks to Connor Goldson’s own goal but former Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi’s sending- off turned the game on its head.

Eagles defender Diogo Goncalves levelled the scores as he also netted at the wrong end before Glen Kamara rifled Rangers ahead.

Alfredo Morelos then wrote himself into Rangers’ record books as he netted his 22nd European goal for the club but, instead of celebrating a third straight Group D win, Gerrard watched on with frustration as Rafa Silva grabbed a lifeline for the hosts before substitute Darwin Nunez snatched a 3-3 draw in injury time.

Gerrard said: “That will certainly sting for a while.

It obviously feels more l i ke a defeat than a positive point right now.

“But once the dust settles I’m sure it will be a valuable point.

“We’ve got ourselves to blame. We started the game really poorly for the opening minute and deserved to be one behind.

“We also finished the game poorly as well, so we certainly have a lot to learn from the goals we conceded.

“Having said that, once the red card happened some of the football and some of the creativity we produced and the goals we scored were absolutely fantastic.

“I thought there were

periods in the game where we actually played the best we have this season.

“It ’s certainly very mixed at the moment. It feels like a defeat because a t 3 -1 our game management and our order on the pitch should have been better to get us over the line.”

Benfica’s late rescue act means they still have not lost at home in the Europa League, but Gerrard is confident his team are still sitting pretty in the race for the last 32.

“It’s a point closer to where we want to be – but it should be three,” he admitted. “I think we’ ll have some real regrets from this game. Of course we will.”

Alfredo Morelos races away after scoring his 22nd European goal for Rangers.