Rangers vs Olympique Lyonnais 2 half europa league matchday 2
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00:00That's your question, Rory. Yes, I do.
00:02An incredible level of performance from Rangers that night.
00:05Lee McCulloch scored a marvellous goal from a corner header.
00:08And then Daniel Kuzan and to Marcus Beardley,
00:11easily added second-half goals.
00:13And I honestly think, taking everything into account,
00:16as I said, the quality of the opposition, the tournament itself,
00:20it's one of Rangers' best ever results in Europe.
00:24It was a phenomenal Lyon team back in those days.
00:33Of course, they won 3-0 here.
00:35Sidney Gohu in a double for a young Karim Benzema.
00:38The Rangers did drop into the UEFA Cup.
00:43Barcelona and Lyon qualified.
00:45That set up that story of Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen,
00:49Sporting, Fiorentina,
00:51and then, of course, Zenit down in Manchester.
00:55Oh, yeah, that was some run.
00:57But, you know, when I look back on those teams,
01:00we mentioned the incredible players for Lyon,
01:02or a handful of them.
01:04You can add in Juninho Pernambucano and a bunch of others.
01:07But, you know, there were eight Scots played in Lyon that night.
01:11Yeah.
01:12Alan McGregor, Lee McCulloch, Kevin Thompson, Davey Weir,
01:15Alan Hutton, Barry Ferguson, Stephen Whittaker, Charlie Adam.
01:20There was Stevie Naismith and Chris Boyd were on the bench.
01:25It's almost something that we've seen disappear a little bit from Rangers.
01:28It's that real Scottish core of a squad.
01:31Well, let's just have a look out there just now.
01:33What have you got? One?
01:35Barron and Suter.
01:36Two, yeah.
01:37You're absolutely right.
01:38It's a shame, really.
01:40It really is a shame.
01:41There's no doubt about it.
01:43There's nothing that the home support, or any support for that matter,
01:47is wanting to see as many of their own as they possibly can.
01:51I'm not saying it should be totally dominated by that,
01:53by any stretch of the imagination.
01:55But I do take your point.
02:00It's Fofana to Kakari.
02:03A really nice pick-out from the young winger who's been exceptional.
02:17Here's Connor Barron.
02:21And Roman Proper.
02:23Chepty.
02:31Now John Suter.
02:35Vancelove, Cherney.
02:39And he's got it.
02:42Vancelove, Cherney.
02:46Kakari to tidy up.
02:48But another opportunity for Rangers to go forward.
02:51Kieran Dowell.
02:52A straight pass from him.
02:54Having to get up to the speed of the game straight away.
03:12Barron sliding in.
03:14Proper.
03:20Rangers did spend half-time
03:23voicing their frustrations about
03:26that third goal, not about the
03:29legitimacy of the finish from Alexandre Lacazette,
03:32which was absolutely outstanding.
03:34But of the offside which
03:37Philippe Clement and his staff
03:40certainly did feel
03:43that there was an offside in the build-up but VAR
03:46unable to prove so.
03:48Here goes, I think Fofana again,
03:51Lacazette leaves it and
03:54it was Tolisso
03:56on the edge of the area.
03:58Beautiful football again from Fofana.
04:00Rory again down this left-hand side.
04:41Perri just calling
04:44Ainslie Maitland-Niles to retreat
04:47and keep that one in play. Cherkey
04:50gets the flick on.
04:53Diamondi, not much space to work in.
04:56He's done well to
04:59pick out Bayrami. Neat one-two
05:02Bayrami to the by-line. Can he find the teammates?
05:05And Diamondi
05:08lofts it to the back to Dessers.
05:11Perri with an important touch with his feet
05:14from that twinkling run from
05:17Bayrami. Now Cherkey, great ball in, out comes Perri.
05:23Bayrami
05:25strikes, wide it goes.
05:27Encouragement for Rangers. Yes, started second-half
05:30well. Bayrami on the left-hand side there does exceptionally
05:33well. And it's a good cut-back
05:36from Dessers.
05:39It's a good cut-back but nobody to take advantage of it.
05:42Here we see it here.
05:45Excellent run, this.
05:48Cherkey, as I said, doesn't like going down there.
05:51Great feet.
06:00Barron just stretching for that. He's caught
06:03out of the scene.
06:06He might be in trouble here.
06:15Connor Barron will be called over by the
06:18referee to see
06:21his yellow card fate.
06:24Yeah, yellow card is probably
06:27but right, nothing more.
06:40So Connor Barron and John Suter, the two Rangers players
06:43in the book.
06:49So here's what we were talking about, this
06:52controversial yellow card. You can see the
06:55referee is actually blocking the view of that
06:58ball being played. I can assure you that that is the frame.
07:01And by the looks of that, the heel of Malik Fafana
07:04does look to be marginally offside.
07:07And that is a very, very big moment in this game.
07:10Well, the question would be, why haven't they given it?
07:13Pretty straightforward question, really.
07:16But from that angle, it certainly looked
07:19marginally offside, Rory.
07:31Suter.
07:34Chelet Atzar.
07:37Lacazette, Cherki.
07:40Suter saw an opportunity, but there's
07:43Maitland-Niles again.
07:49Never shy of charging forward from
07:52this right-back position, Vertout.
07:55Cherki, onto the right foot,
07:58back onto the left. He's so difficult to contain
08:01and there's Fafana.
08:04The flying wingers combine
08:07and they are red hot tonight.
08:10Ryan Cherki to Malik Fafana
08:13and they cut through Rangers defence once again
08:16and Lyon have four.
08:19Ah, fantastic, hasn't it?
08:22I mean, clearly, this fella's been
08:25Lyon's side.
08:47And Nico Raskam.
08:56Or perhaps a change
08:59in plan for Philippe Clement.
09:02Cherki.
09:05Dowell questioning what Cherki's going to do.
09:08He's going to loft it to the back post, off the crossbar,
09:11Tolisso with the header.
09:14Casemirio manages to scramble that clear.
09:17Lyon a whisker away from number five.
09:20Oh, that's your man again here, isn't it, on the left-hand side.
09:23Incredible feet again, hangs one up at the back post.
09:26That's a free header.
09:29Casemirio does really well, eventually,
09:32but with the greatest respect, that should be five.
09:39I mean, it's good skill, it's excellent skill on the left-hand side
09:42from Ryan Cherki again, Rory.
09:45But you can't all get a free header on the six-yard box
09:48when he hangs it up, can you?
09:51De Vries.
10:06De Vries.
10:09Celentissar thought
10:12the Rangers striker was coming back from an offside position,
10:15but play goes on.
10:19Well, there has been a change of plan
10:22because Ross McCausland has got the tracksuit back on.
10:28So Connor Barron makes way for Nico Raska.
10:36And Vaclav Cerny
10:39is off, and Dujon Sterling comes on for him.
10:49I wonder if,
10:52even though the scoreline has weighted heavily
10:55in Leon's favour,
10:58does that give a little bit of extra protection
11:01to the running power of Fofana,
11:04having Sterling and Casemirio down that right-hand side?
11:07Well, potentially, Rory,
11:10but I'd be doing it a lot sooner than 68 minutes,
11:13to be quite honest with you.
11:16In the contest, couldn't we?
11:26Here's Casemirio.
11:29Dowell.
11:36Jeff Date.
11:39And Raska
11:42lashes that one well over the top.
11:46Well, coming up on Saturday
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12:11Odessas was late there on Tagliafico,
12:15flat on the left back.
12:26It's a free kick, but it goes down
12:29far too easily.
12:36Sterling's playing one-up us on the right-hand side here,
12:39as you mentioned correctly.
12:44Just in front of Casemirio.
12:58There is the Dutchman, Casemirio.
13:01Do you think there was too much hesitation
13:04with the changes, should they have come earlier?
13:07Probably, yeah, in hindsight it's a bit easy,
13:10it's the greatest thing in the world,
13:13but the fact of the matter is
13:16in wider areas there wasn't enough protection.
13:19But that said,
13:22they've been an absolute joy to watch
13:25in wider areas.
13:28Alaskan, caught by Vertu there,
13:31who will be the latest player
13:34to enter into the German referees' notebook.
13:40Tries to come round the other side, doesn't he?
13:47Those two lads in wide areas have been
13:50as good as any we've seen in a long, long time
13:53on this performance.
13:58He's left it.
14:04Casemirio.
14:07Well, to be fair to him,
14:10at least he's shown a bit of urgency, hasn't he?
14:13I have to say,
14:16that graphic is absolutely incredible,
14:19there are statisticians all over it,
14:22that's the first foul
14:25by Leon,
14:28sees a yellow card for Jordan Vertu.
14:37Racking my brain trying to think of one,
14:40I don't know if I've ever seen a game that's gone
14:4371 minutes without a foul by one team.
14:55Chieftain.
14:58Now by Rami.
15:01Drops for Dowell!
15:04Oh, he struck that so well,
15:07but Lucas Perry was equal to it.
15:10He did.
15:13It's a good delivery into the box,
15:16and Dowell's as sharp as anything to react to it.
15:19Rangers having to go back
15:22to the halfway line,
15:25always gets the
15:28customary groans from the home crowd,
15:31looking for a bit more urgency.
15:43Well, it's been a long time,
15:46it's been a long time,
15:49it's been a long time.
16:16Might have been a free kick,
16:19I think he might have thrown him to the ground.
16:46Triple change
16:49for Pierre Sage.
17:01Well, Dowell must have thought
17:04that was rippling into the net.
17:07It's an excellent save, it really is,
17:10big strong hand.
17:13That really was, he made it as well as he could.
17:23Well, triple change
17:26coming for
17:29Lyon.
17:32Ryan Cherki making way, Jordan Vertout.
17:37Also going off,
17:41it's Malik Fafana, the other one.
17:44It's a side, Ben Rama.
17:47Signed from West Ham,
17:50Ernest Nwama.
17:53Another young
17:56winger coming on,
17:59and straight into the action, Butlin saves from Ben Arama.
18:02He's got to score.
18:05He has to score.
18:08This first touch.
18:11What a chance that was.
18:14I was just going to say,
18:17the Rangers would be delighted to see the back of the two lads
18:20in wider areas.
18:23But the subs should have scored these first touches here.
18:26Mohamedou Diawara as the other two
18:29have come on, but what a chance for Saeed Ben Rama.
18:32It really is.
18:35He really should.
18:38I think he should just ball watch a little bit after that.
18:41Good save.
18:44Excellent save.
18:47It's the Algerian, Ben Rama,
18:50who opened the scoring for West Ham United
18:53when they won the final
18:56against Fiorentina
18:59in the Europa Conference League.
19:06Raska.
19:09Sterling.
19:12Dessers and Chileta Sarr.
19:15He just looks as though he's been too strong for Dessers
19:18this evening.
19:21Chileta Sarr, he only needs one chance
19:24but the physicality battle he is losing at this moment in time.
19:27Dessers.
19:33It's Bairami.
19:35Diamondi.
19:43Cechdi.
19:45Diamondi.
19:46A bit of space.
19:49Nea Kati.
19:51Towering header from him.
19:53Diawara.
19:55To Lacazette.
20:12Sterling now.
20:19Raska.
20:23Cechdi.
20:28Bairami.
20:29Cechdi again.
20:31Comes off the Brazilian, out for a goal kick.
20:34He's kept going down that left-hand side.
20:37Cechdi's in a tough time defensively.
20:40Particularly with Cherki.
20:43But he's kept going.
20:53Suter's header.
20:56Diawara.
20:58Toliso.
21:00Nea Kati.
21:03Toliso can pick up.
21:06Diwama.
21:09Lacazette.
21:12Nea Kati.
21:15Nea Kati.
21:18Nea Kati.
21:21Lacazette back out, it goes to the Ghanaian.
21:25He's got a bit of a battle against Bairami, but here he goes.
21:28Diwama.
21:36Kakare.
21:38Back out with the winger again.
21:52Kakare.
21:54Diwama.
21:56Former teammate of Mohamed Diamonde.
21:59Both came through the right to dream academy.
22:03Before heading to North Shilland.
22:06The winger had a phenomenal record there.
22:13It's Maitland-Niles.
22:22Benrama.
22:25Now it opens up.
22:28Lacazette quickly on out to Diwama.
22:31Wide it goes, but so threatening.
22:34Oh, yeah.
22:36I've seen a few nutmegs tonight, to be fair.
22:41There's another one now.
22:44Lovely skill from Benrama.
22:48Nehemiah Bairami.
22:51The one to make way for Ross McCausland.
22:54To score that second goal in Malmo.
23:08Sterling.
23:11Back with Tolisso.
23:14The force coming through from Kasanwario.
23:26Skips through the back of him, doesn't he?
23:45Kakare.
23:48And Chalet Atsar.
23:51Tagliafico.
23:54Looking up the line.
24:00Not to link the two clubs together,
24:03but Glasgow's big two have come up against
24:06two big sides
24:09from top leagues, but two teams
24:13that have been, not lighting it up domestically,
24:16but the gulf between the two
24:19has been absolutely vast.
24:22We can dress you up however we want,
24:25but the gulf, sadly,
24:28and clash between the teams
24:31and the opposition on Tuesday
24:34and indeed tonight,
24:37particularly in forward areas, it's all about
24:40the quality in forward areas, and tonight
24:43we've just witnessed it. It's been excellent.
24:46It really has. I mentioned Cherki,
24:49Lacazette's finishing for Fana.
24:52It's just been a different level this evening.
24:55So how can that be addressed?
24:58Do we purely put that down to finances?
25:01Celtic and Rangers get praised when they win in Scotland,
25:04but they have a similar financial advantage
25:07If it absolutely is down to finance,
25:10of that there is no doubt.
25:13But at the same time,
25:16there's been a bit of a gulf in class
25:19that has been
25:22at best very, very disappointing
25:25Rory, to see in the last few days.
25:38It's Benrama who was booked
25:41a little earlier, back on the ball from Tolisso.
25:44That's a lovely touch, and now set up!
25:47Saved by Butland, and he has made a few.
25:50The flag does go up in any case.
25:53That's magnificent from Benrami.
25:56The way he rolls the ball over.
25:59Watch this. Coming up, he rolls it
26:02here. That's lovely.
26:05Goes by, robbing proper,
26:08as if he's not there.
26:11There you go. Beautiful, beautiful.
26:14Good strength, very good strength.
26:17That's a free-kick referee, surely.
26:25Breaking through is Tolisso,
26:28and now Lacazette for a hat-trick!
26:31Again, the flag goes up.
26:35Looking through, Rangers at will at this moment in time.
26:38I know he's offside, but again, it's far too easy.
26:41I still thought it was a free-kick for a foul on Sterling.
26:49It's interesting, though, because
26:52just two years ago, Rangers could compete.
26:55Absolutely.
26:58The top leagues of Borussia Dortmund were still financially
27:01miles ahead of Rangers then.
27:04So you'd have to question, there's been a decline in the standard that Rangers of course has.
27:07Their recruitment hasn't been anything like as good as it should have been.
27:10For sure. You've got to be honest and say that's
27:13another one of the reasons, Rory.
27:16I mean, you're talking
27:19two or three seasons ago,
27:22beating Dortmund, beating Leipzig,
27:25and effectively getting beaten
27:28in the final of the tournament in penalties.
27:31So what has happened?
27:34Dessert spinning as Diamonde and
27:37smashed clear by Chelet Atsar.
27:40Chelet Atsar.
27:43Chelet Atsar.
27:46Chelet Atsar.
27:49Chelet Atsar.
27:52Chelet Atsar.
27:55Chelet Atsar.
27:58Chelet Atsar.
28:01Chelet Atsar.
28:15Ross McCausland.
28:26Dowell.
28:29tackle there which ibrox seems rather bemused that no free kick was given
28:35pedrama will go up the other end though for leon there's space here for taliso to
28:42drive one over the top
28:56outrageous fans certainly thought it was a free kick referee was having none of it again
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29:18so it's the good work of malmo undone a little here for rangers they still do have of course
29:33three points already so not a completely disastrous start but it misses out on the
29:41opportunity doesn't it does of course it does and maybe the manner of the defeat yeah is the
29:47concern there's not many teams will come here and score four goals in raska and taliso with
29:53a bit of a coming together there there'll be at least a talking to for each of them
30:09yeah i must admit i didn't see it or i missed it
30:22there's nothing in it is there nothing in it
30:29look like an overreaction from talisa to me there
30:31oh
30:47here's lacazette onto the right foot on leashes but proper
30:53got in with a timely challenge that was very much required
30:57yeah it was a good challenge wasn't it i mean it had to be
31:05i have to say things get rather tricky for rangers beyond the stoia game with a way to
31:10athens to face olympiacos also a way to nice home to tottenham hotspur away to manchester united
31:20any points will be very well earned in those destinations or in those fixtures yeah i would
31:26suggest your comment is a valid one
31:45because number three minutes of stoppage time
31:56so
32:03mccausland forward diamonde feeling like
32:10he's not getting anything from the referee has been a bit of that
32:13around the rangers team feeling a bit hard done by this evening but
32:16it's kakarot
32:36other lessons to be taken from it you have to learn from these experiences you got you got your
32:42but you know sometimes you've got to hold your hands up say you've been beaten by a little bit
32:47of brilliance and that's been the case tonight as i mentioned you look at the finishing for
32:51lacazette for his for the team's third goal his second you look at the ability in the right hand
32:56side from cherokee built for fana but you've got to find a way of kind of doubling up and
33:01combating that threat which rangers haven't managed to do this evening
33:07so
33:11kakarot lacazette
33:16i'm gonna lose this out though
33:21diamonde giving away cheaply benrama looks to bend one into that corner
33:37so
33:40well it's been a tough old week for glasgow's big two but you know we must mention hearts
33:46yeah great result today late goal wasn't it last minute winner from yandanda to
33:50get the three points in azerbaijan against dinamo minsk but that's about where the positives
33:56uh yeah come to an end for scotland certainly this week a great start for hearts
34:02yes
34:06yeah katy and kakarot diamonde to pick up
34:32shifting you know i think back to that run in 2022 and giovanni van bronckhorst
34:42quite regularly switched up his formation when they were maybe feeling a bit of heat from yeah
34:48from teams they had john loonstrom who could happily drop deep and go into a back three as
34:54well the game comes to an end ali just your your final thoughts there um well
35:01rangers been beaten comfortably by brilliance and that fella and that fella were part of a trio
35:07that i've got to tell you the truth rory i really really enjoyed watching malik fafana on the left
35:13lacazette ryan cherky on the right hand side they just had an absolute beautiful balance
35:20about their front three they're the trickery and the speed of feet of foot movement from
35:28ryan cherky the pace and the positivity on the left hand side from fafana and the finishing
35:34quality of lacazette and rangers could not handle it simple as rangers undone by a lightning trio
35:41in attack alexandra lacazette with a double likewise for malik for fana and the full-time
35:50score at eibroch stadium rangers won olympically on a four thank you