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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Ibrox
  • Attendance: 50062
  • Referee: Michel, L

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

It's red. He's off. Jean-Claude Darcheville has been sent off.

88 mins

Goal!! Karim Benzema scores for Lyon.

85 mins

Goal!! Karim Benzema scores for Lyon.

85 mins

Pernambucano Juninho is replaced by Milan Baros.

84 mins

Brahim Hemdani is replaced by Kris Boyd.

77 mins

Sidney Govou is being taken off, Anthony Reveillere has come on in his place.

71 mins

Sasa Papac is replaced by Jean-Claude Darcheville.

68 mins

Lyon are replacing Hatem Benarfa with Mathieu Bodmer.

58 mins

Pernambucano Juninho is booked for unsporting behaviour.

56 mins

Carlos Cuellar is booked for unsporting behaviour.

48 mins

Sidney Govou goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

Daniel Cousin is being taken off, Steven Naismith has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

23 mins

The referee has booked Alan Hutton.

16 mins

Goal!! Sidney Govou scores for Lyon.

10 mins

Kevin Thomson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Lyon imperiously moved into the last 16 of the Champions League by beating Rangers 3-0 and avenging their loss by a similar scoreline in France.

Sidney Govou gave the visitors a crucial lead after 16 minutes and two late goals by Karim Benzema wrapped the game up for the visitors.

The result perhaps flattered Lyon but there is no doubt they deserved their win.

With the scoreline only 1-0 in favour of the visitors, and the French side looking content to hang onto their lead, Rangers missed a gilt-edged chance.

Barry Ferguson for once escaped his marker and his cross was begging to be tapped home by substitute Jean-Claude Darcheville. Yet from three yards the striker managed to shoot over.

It was an incredible miss which Lyon more than made Rangers pay for. To add to the home side's woes Darcheville was sent off in the last minute for a crude challenge on Kim Kallstrom.

Lyon totally dominated the first half against a Rangers side which appeared to freeze on the night. Govou had already missed one simple chance after Juninho's pass had split the home defence, before he opened the scoring.

From Benzema's cut-back, keeper Allan McGregor could only push the cross away, and Govou shot high into the net from six yards.

Rangers' only efforts were two well-struck shots from Steven Whittaker and Sasa Papac which Remy Vercoutre punched clear.

It was a revitalised Rangers team which took the game to Lyon in the second half. Vercoutre could only flap at Alan Hutton's cross and eventually it was cleared over the bar. It was the first sign of nerves from the visitors.

Juninho hit the top of the bar with one of his trademark free-kicks after Carlos Cuellar had been booked for fouling Jeremy Toulalan.

Rangers stepped up the pressure and Lee McCulloch tested the French keeper with a powerful long-range shot.

Just before Darcheville's incredible miss, Benzema saw his shot cleared off the line by Whittaker before he settled the tie with two well-taken late goals.

Rangers Team

Lyon Team

Rangers

Lyon

Corners

7 3

Fouls

12 17

Goal attempts

8 16

Shots off target

3 6

Offsides

1 2

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