PLAYER RATINGS

RANGERS (4-3-3) TEAM AVERAGE 6.0

ALLAN McGREGOR 6.0

Sent the wrong way at penalty and was left helpless by subsequent quality of finishing.

JAMES TAVERNIER 6.0

Acrobatic clearance unfortunately set up Aranguiz for Leverkusen’s second.

GEORGE EDMUNDSON 6.5

Punished with a penalty kick by VAR for handball but reduced deficit with header.

CONNOR GOLDSON 6.5

Plugged away and tried to play safety first at times, but the Germans were simply too good.

BORNA BARISIC 6.0

Tried to provide impetus in the first half but was soon forced back. Went close with a free-kick.

Toiled to gain much of a foothold in midfield before making way for Hagi.

SCOTT ARFIELD 7.0

Always sought to get on the front foot, playing a part in the improved second-half showing.

STEVEN DAVIS 6.0

Terrific goal-line clearance denied Aranguiz, yet found it tough going in midfield.

JOE ARIBO 5.0

Got zero change out of Wendell and was replaced by Kamberi eight minutes after break.

ALFREDO MORELOS 6.0

Worked hard for the most part and a secondhalf effort turned behind by Hradecky.

RYAN KENT 6.0

Found his attacking avenues blocked time and again by Weiser in the first half.

SUBSTITUTES

Flo Kamberi (Aribo 53), Ianis Hagi (Kamara 68), Matt Polster (Tavernier 85). Not used: Foderingham, Ojo, Halliday, Katic.

STEVEN GERRARD 6.0

Hope of a second-half comeback couldn’t be realised as the class of the Germans told.

BAYER LEVERKUSEN

(3-5-2): Hradecky; Tah, Dragovic, Tapsoba (Paulinho 68); Weiser Havertz, Aranguiz, Demirbay (Baumgartlinger 81), Wendell Bellerabi (Bailey 62), Diabyn.

REF SZYMON MARCINIAK 6.0

Had to use VAR to award Bayer their spot-kick. It was ultimately right call.

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