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GOAL! Stuttgart 1-0 Celta Vigo (Boumani 51)
It’s only the games at Rangers and Utrecht which remain goalless.
Desperate defending from Rangers after Butland doesn’t shovel around the post a shot he winds up blocking back into play. But he makes a better sae from a follow-up and there are two or three blocks too before Rangers finally clear.
Rangers seem to be playing 4-4-1. If they can get men up with Chermiti when they counter, they can do something in this game and, as I type, they get forward, cross, and when a weak clearance header bounces up nicely for Aasgaard, he … swipes over the top.
Off we go again at Ibrox; at Villa Park, Maatsen plays a decent long pass for Malen, but he’s well tracked and unloaded by Lucumi.
Pau Torres lacks a bit of pace but he passes out of defence very nicely; he finds Rogers, who dawdles is caught in possession, Bologna force the high turnover and again, Bernadeschi cuts inside to shoot low and left-footed; again, it’s too close to Bizot.
Really good save, this.
We go again…
Our teams are back out at Villa Park, no changes for either side.
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Ferencvaros 0-1 Viktoria Plzen
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Stuttgart 0-0 Celta Vigo
Utrecht 0-0 Lyon
Young Boys 1-3 Panathanaikos
ShareHALF-TIME: Rangers 0-0 Genk
Another mess of a half from Rangers, but Butland has kept them level; now it’s Martin’s tur to earn his money.
ShareBUTLAND SAVES!
Oh hits it hard enough, but Butland guesses correctly, diving right, the ball isn’t in the corner, he beats it away, and Gassama does just enough to keep Steuckers from scoring from the follow-up.
Gyu Oh has his penalty saved by Butland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/ReutersShare
Updated at 15.58 EDT
PENALTY TO GENK!
This’d cap another nightmare half for Russell’s Rangers. It’s Oh v Butland…
The pull-back starts outside the box then, inside the box, Tavernier clips Medina’s heels, inadvertently but nevertheless. I fear for Rangers.
Tavernier tackles Genk’s Medina in the penalty area.without prior consent from rights holder. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAShare
Updated at 15.54 EDT
At Ibrox, there’s now a VAR check for a Genk penalty, Tavernier having pulled back Medina. It’s not a big infringement and the attacker made the most of it, but the way things are going for Russell Martin, you almost assume the ref’ll give it.
ShareHALF-TIME: Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna
Villa needed that, badly.
Villa will be pretty happy with their first half. They’ve scored a lovely goal, created some dangerous situations, and not looked likely to concede.
A few minutes ago, when the ref signalled he’d changed his decision having seen a replay, Russell Martin thought his team were getting a penalty; they weren’t and now his team are a man down. On the plus side, though, he does have some extremely luxuriant curtains.
ShareRED CARD! Rangers have Diomande sent off!
He slides in on El Ouahadi, a kind of side-kick which introduces studs to ankle and calf. He probably didn’t mean any harm but it looks bad, is dangerous, and the ref doesn’t have much choice.
Diomande leaves the pitch after being shown a red card. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAShare
Updated at 15.45 EDT
Rogers gets away and strides through the middle, delaying until he’s sure he can slide in Buendia outside him, but he telegraphs the pass and Zortea intercepts.
No! Tavernier is penalised for a push, so no penalty. It would’ve been harsh because the arm was up in the act if jumping, not to block the ball, but according to the laws, the ref would’ve hand no choice. In comms, Ally thinks the ref has copped out, but there are hands in the back, so.
At Ibrox, we’re checking for a penalty. Tavernier leaps to head a cross towards the far corner, it hits Kayembe on the hand and, though he was facing the other way, I think the ref will give this.
Gassard strides foerard and has Rogers free to his left, but he instead seeks Malen to the left, the pass is a little heavy, and the keeper is out quickly to dive at his feet.
I said Bologna were coming into it and they are, Bernardeschi coming in off the right and shooting low, but too close to Bizot.
But as I type, Cambiaghi slides a cross into the middle and Oh lunges, his shot deflected behind.
It’s an even game at Ibrox, the sides cancelling each other out. There’s a lack of quality in forward positions and I’d not be shocked if the game ends goalless.
ShareGOAL! Young Boys 1-3 Panathanaikos (Janko 25)
Yes, that is the Saidy Janko, who you might remember from Manchester United reserves.
Buendia into Malen, who burrows into the box, but is soon crowded out, the keeper coming out to flick away at feet.
Bologna are enjoying a bit more possession now, Cambiaghi crossing and Ferguson sweeping over.
There are a lot of empty seats at Ibrox. Faor a club like Rangers, that is not sustainable; Martin will have to get them winning regularly, quicksmart.
ShareGOAL! Young Boys 0-3 Panathanaikos (Zaroury 19)
Gosh, this could get messy.
A free-kick is curled into the Genk box, Soutta rheads across goal towards the side-netting … and Heynen hooks clear from under his own bar! That is fantastic defending.
ShareGOAL! Ferencvaros 0-1 Viktoria Plzen (Durosimni 16)
A goal in Budapest.