Late goal seals fate as Rangers

● Gerrard’s men fall short in must-win game as Austrians qualify from group

Ljubicic 84 ible around Rapid’s packedout ground, while thousands more were stationed in Vienna city centre eager just to be in close proximity on their heroes’ date with destiny.

Gerrard’s team looked slightly hesitant from the kick-off, knowing a repeat of the sloppy starts they made in their last two games against Aberdeen and Dundee would leave their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

But once they shook off the nerves it was the visitors who warmed up quickest on a bitterly cold night in the Austrian capital.

A tame Borna Barisic freekick was easily gathered by Richard Strebinger on the quarter-hour mark but it was