Rangers vs AS Roma, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueRangers stay rock-bottom of Europa League table after Roma loss
Rangers' Europa League troubles continued with a 2-0 defeat by a superior Roma side at Ibrox.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 6': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Youssef Chermiti.
- 8': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 8': Zeki Çelik (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
- 11': Foul by Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 11': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nasser Djiga.
- 13': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Goal! Rangers 0, Roma 1. Matías Soulé (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 16': Mikey Moore (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 19': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 22': Attempt saved. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jack Butland (Rangers).
- 22': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 22': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Roma) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 26': Nasser Djiga (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
- 28': Foul by Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 28': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jayden Meghoma (Rangers).
- 29': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk following a set piece situation.
- 32': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 32': John Souttar (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 35': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 35': Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Goal! Rangers 0, Roma 2. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Mikey Moore (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Rangers).
- 41': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Soulé.
- 42': Corner, Roma. Conceded by John Souttar.
- 44': Foul by Matías Soulé (Roma).
- 44': Nasser Djiga (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Rangers 0, Roma 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Rangers 0, Roma 2.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Jayden Meghoma.
- 46': Offside, Rangers. Max Aarons is caught offside.
- 47': Offside, Roma. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 47': Mikey Moore (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
- 48': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 49': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers).
- 50': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 50': John Souttar (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
- 58': Attempt missed. Mikey Moore (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Tavernier.
- 60': Attempt missed. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons with a through ball following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, Rangers. Mohamed Diomande replaces Nicolas Raskin.
- 61': Substitution, Rangers. Danilo replaces Djeidi Gassama.
- 62': Attempt saved. Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mile Svilar (Roma). Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nasser Djiga.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 64': Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Roma. Manu Koné replaces Matías Soulé.
- 66': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 67': Attempt missed. Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Moore.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 69': Zeki Çelik (Roma) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 70': Offside, Rangers. Youssef Chermiti is caught offside.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Zeki Çelik (Roma).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Roma. Wesley replaces Zeki Çelik.
- 73': Substitution, Roma. Devyne Rensch replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 73': Substitution, Rangers. Bojan Miovski replaces Youssef Chermiti.
- 74': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Rangers).
- 77': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mile Svilar (Roma). Assisted by Mikey Moore with a through ball.
- 80': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 80': Nasser Djiga (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mikey Moore (Rangers).
- 81': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Rangers. Findlay Curtis replaces Mikey Moore.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 86': Foul by Findlay Curtis (Rangers).
- 86': Mario Hermoso (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Artem Dovbyk.
- 87': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Roma).
- 87': James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Findlay Curtis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Wesley (Roma).
- 89': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Roma).
- 89': Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90': Foul by Findlay Curtis (Rangers).
- 90': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Findlay Curtis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Roma).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Connor Barron.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rangers 0, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Rangers 0, Roma 2.
Statistics
 ROMA |
RAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 320 |
| 583 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 25 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 41,847
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 41,847
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 4 | Ferencvaros | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Rangers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 5 | John Souttar |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 8 | Connor Barron |
| 30 | Jayden Meghoma |
| 3 | Max Aarons |
| 9 | Youssef Chermiti |
| 47 | Mikey Moore |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 8 | Neil El Aynaoui |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 12 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik |
| 9 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 18 | Matìas Soulè |
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