Match ReportDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 27 Aug 2026
Rangers crash out of Europe on penalties to Jablonec
A night of abject humiliation for Derek McInnes as Rangers lose on penalties to Czech minnows.
Rangers
team
Competition
UEFA Conference League qualifier
Score
Jablonec 1-0 Rangers (1-1 agg, 4-3 pens)
Scorer
Vakhtang Tchanturishvili
Penalty misses
James Penrice, Findlay Curtis
What happened. Rangers lost 4-3 on penalties to Jablonec after a 1-1 aggregate draw, crashing out of the UEFA Conference League and missing European group-stage football this season.
- Rangers failed to overcome third-rate opposition in a third-rate competition.
- Manager Derek McInnes faces major pressure after signing a dozen new players.
- This is the first time Rangers have no European group-stage football since 2017.
Rangers will now have no European group-stage football for the season, a first since 2017.
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