- Rangers forced to settle for a point as both sides reduced to ten men
- Summer signings largely struggle once again for Light Blues
RANGERS were pegged back by Braga and were forced to settle for a draw but it was a result that saw Danny Rohl’s men pick up their first point in the Europa League.
Here’s how they rated at Ibrox…
RANGERS (4-2-3-1)
JACK BUTLAND 7.5 – Sharp save to deny Horta early on and out like a flash to thwart him again. Those two stops at 0-0 were very important.
JAMES TAVERNIER 6.5 – Rangers skipper buried the penalty to break the deadlock in style. Caught out on the odd occasion defensively.
EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ 5 – Much-maligned £3m man hasn’t had many chances to impress. Lax in his positioning and lost confidence after the goal.
Chermiti struggled to make a positive impact in the game against Braga
Raskin sees his headed attempt blocked by the Braga backline
Butland made a big save early on from Horta
NASSER DJIGA 3.5 – Guilty of losing concentration at times and the Wolves loanee made a hash of a header in the box that gifted Braga a leveller.
MAX AARONS 4.5 – Allowed Horta to race clear on goal. Looked a little uncertain in a positional sense and not a natural left-back.
NICOLAS RASKIN 7 – As industrious as ever in the Rangers midfield. Drew a daft red card from Salazar and broke up play very well.
CONNOR BARRON 6.5 – Put in a couple of very good balls into the box. Linked up well with Gassama and showed plenty of dig off the ball. Booked.
DJEIDI GASSAMA 8 – Rangers’ biggest attacking threat by a distance. Caused all sorts of problems down the left flank of Braga.
MOHAMED DIOMANDE 5 – Played in the advanced role and sparked into life after the half-hour mark. Very harsh second yellow in stoppage-time. Sent off.
DANILO 5 – Passed up a big first-half chance with a weak effort. Had a few decent moments but end product was generally poor.
YOUSSEF CHERMITI 4 – The £8m striker is struggling for confidence and failed to have much of an impact. Serious improvement is required.
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Butland denies Gomez late in the second half
Rangers boss Danny Rohl will be frustrated that his side failed to pick up a victory
SUBS: Aasgaard (Danilo 72), Miovski (Barron 77), Meghoma (Aarons 89), Antman (Chermiti 89).
MANAGER: DANNY ROHL 6 – Has steadied the ship but will be frustrated his side squandered the lead against ten men.
BRAGA (4-3-3): Hornicek; Gomez , Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi; Zalazar, Moutinho (Grillitsch 66), Gorby (Moscardo 90); Martinez (Carvalho 82), Navarro (El Ouazzani 46), Horta. Booked: Navarro, Horta, Martinez, Gomez. Sent off: Zalazar.
REFEREE: ALLARD LINDHOUT (Ned) 4.
