Soccer-Brugge hit Rangers for six as Qarabag, Copenhagen and Benfica reach Champions League


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Play Off - Second Leg - Club Brugge v Rangers - Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge, Belgium - August 27, 2025 Club Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi celebrates scoring their first goal as Rangers' Jack Butland looks dejected REUTERS/Yves Herman

(Reuters) -Scottish side Rangers endured a night to forget as they were thrashed 6-0 by Club Brugge in their Champions League playoff on Wednesday, completing a crushing 9-1 aggregate defeat that sent the Belgian side into the league phase.

The match could hardly have started worse for the Glasgow club, as Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring after five minutes before Rangers defender Max Aarons was sent off for hauling down Christos Tzolis as the last man three minutes later.

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