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Club Brugge Silences Ibrox with a Commanding Victory over Rangers
Glasgow witnessed a stunning start from Club Brugge KV at Ibrox Stadium, where they defeated Rangers in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The match, played on August 19, 2025, began with a Belgian offensive whirlwind. R. Vermant opened the scoring just in the 3rd minute, thanks to an assist from C. Tzolis. The duo connected again four minutes later, at the 7th minute, when J. Spileers extended the lead, also assisted by Tzolis. Before the 20th minute, B. Mechele made it 0-3, solidifying Club Brugge’s total dominance.
Rangers, with 53% possession, struggled to get into the game, but only managed to pull one back in the 50th minute with a goal from Danilo Pereira assisted by J. Meghoma. Despite generating more shots (13 against 9), the lack of accuracy and Brugge’s solid defense prevented them from closing the gap further.
The match was interrupted by several yellow cards for the home side, including cautions for K. Sabbe of Club Brugge, J. Souttar, M. Aarons and T. Aasgaard of Rangers. A goal by D. Gassama for Rangers was disallowed by VAR in the 79th minute due to a prior foul. The match ended with a victory for Club Brugge, leaving Rangers with a difficult task for the return leg.
Substitutions club brugge kv: at minute 46 R. Vermant came in and N. Tresoldi went out., at minute 73 C. Forbs came in and H. Vetlesen went out., at minute 73 K. Sabbe came in and B. Meijer went out., at minute 85 A. Stankovic came in and L. Reis went out., at minute 89 R. Onyedika came in and M. Diakhon went out.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 61 Danilo Pereira came in and H. Igamane went out., at minute 61 M. Diomande came in and T. Aasgaard went out., at minute 70 O. Antman came in and M. Moore went out., at minute 70 J. Meghoma came in and J. Tavernier went out., at minute 86 J. Rothwell came in and L. Cameron went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rangers
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Club Brugge KV
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