Dessers levels with the last kick of the ball
Yarmolenko opens scoring from slick Dynamo attack
McCausland hit the post for Rangers, Dessers denied by great save
Second leg at Hampden next Tuesday
Winners meet Salzburg or Twente in play-off round
TV Highlights on BBC Scotland at 22:00 BST
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That'll do us for tonight, as Rangers salvage a first-leg draw thanks to Cyriel Dessers' last-gasp goal.
We'll be back to do it all again for the second leg at Hampden a week today, with that game being broadcast live on BBC Scotland.
See you then!
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Rangers' goalscorer Cyriel Dessers tells BBC Scotland: "As a striker you have to believe, even if it is an impossible ball or you don't think it will fall [to you]. I knew it was the last ball into the box in the game, and that was the case. I was happy to be on the end of it.
"I don't have to answer people, I'm just doing my job for the team, for the manager, and for myself. That's the only thing that matters.
"It would be nice to get more recognition for what you do, but I get the recognition inside the building and that's most important. There are always reactions from the media or from a small part of the fans - but the bigger part of the fans gave me a lot of support and a lot of love.
"Hopefully it's a beautiful night for all of us. We have the qualities to finish this tie off and we should at home, but it will not be easy."
Image source, SNSCyriel Dessers celebrates in the style of Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec
Michel Vlap's injury-time goal has given FC Twente hope in their tie against RB Salzburg.
The first leg in Austria finished 2-1.
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Billy Dodds
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound
Will they be different when they come to Scotland and sit deeper? They're not great individually in defence. They're not great collectively in defence. They might sit deep and try and counter.
Rangers have got to go for it. Get in their faces, press high. Be brave in possession. Work it into wide areas and don't think twice about crossing. Ask the question next week.
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Billy Dodds
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound
I don't know if Dynamo have got it in them, sticking and trying to see the game out. I don't think they're defensively-minded.
Sometimes the name frightens you - Dynamo Kyiv - and you think they'll be brilliant. They're not as good as you think.
You can get at them, they weren't brilliant going forward tonight. They had a couple of opportunities to damage Rangers and they didn't.
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In Austria, Maurits Kjaergaard has just scored his second goal of the game to put RB Salzburg 2-0 up against FC Twente.
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Before that Dessers goal, Rangers would have been going into their Premiership clash against Motherwell on Saturday under huge, huge pressure.
As it is, they now go into that game on something of a high. They will feel like they have something to build on.
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Some final thoughts from Philippe Clement on half-time substitute Jefte: "He is still young, only 20, doesn't speak the language too much. He's adapted really fast and he's a high potential player for the future.
"We had to get several players in for the future of the club and Jefte is showing already really good things. He still has a lot of potential to grow and become better. He played a good second half and he was important with his crosses.
"[Next Tuesday] is going to be a really big night and I hope our fans make so much noise the roof comes off."
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More from Philippe Clement on goalscorer Cyriel Dessers: "If you compare him to seven months ago, he does much more for the team.
"Maybe people have a perception of him, but I know that no defenders like to play against him. He's only growing. That's what we want."
On what he said at half-time: "To continue the good things that we were doing and make better the things we could do better. Our pressing, our organisation, our calmness on the ball.
"They took the lessons well. We're in this rebuild. It's very positive to get the result we got today, and with the fitness of players like Vaclav [Cerny] coming out of holiday, Dujon [Sterling] coming out of injury."
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Rangers manager Philippe Clement tells BBC Scotland his side deserved the late equaliser: "We had six shots on target, they had three. We kept on pushing until the end to get the result and I'm happy about that because we want this mentality - to work until the last second, to keep on going and believing.
"We have several new players now, young players, and they did it. Vaclav [Cerny] had an important assist. Cyriel [Dessers] also kept pushing to get the goal.
"He had a few chances that he finished well and the goalkeeper saved. He kept on believing and I'm happy for him that he scored."
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We'll have reaction from Philippe Clement and Cyriel Dessers very shortly...
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Derek Ferguson
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
The first three or four months, Dessers was woeful. He was running offside, he didn't look fit.
But what you can't question is his character. He's like marmite, you either love or hate him. Sometimes, you can't get it out your mind how poor he was at the start.
He deserved his goal tonight, with his work rate and desire. Centre-forwards need that belief in themselves. Dessers has taken that criticism on the chin and he keeps coming back for more.
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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer
Dessers is going to continue to perplex every Rangers supporter. He didn't do anything wrong tonight, he was unlucky on occasion, but he plugs away.
He felt he was written off by some Rangers fan before he kicked a ball, but he uses that. This guy is mentally tough.
Only two Rangers strikers in the last 20 years - if you take away penalties - scored more goals than Dessers last year. Morelos and Boyd.
Image source, SNSDessers scored 22 goals in 54 appearances for Rangers last season
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For all the criticism he gets, Cyriel Dessers tirelessly led the line tonight and that goal probably makes Rangers favourites to progress in the tie.
Yes he misses chances, but he scores a fair few as well.
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Derek Ferguson
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Thoroughly deserved. Rangers have been pressing.
There's five or six players in the box, all attacking the ball coming in.
Dynamo looked vulnerable from crossed balls. Dessers is on the move and it's a great connection. He can't miss from there - although he has done before!
Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Rangers
It was indeed the last kick of the game.
Rangers will head back to Glasgow with a spring in their step.
Cyriel Dessers
With maybe the last kick of the game, Cyriel Dessers pops up with a dramatic equaliser!
Vaclav Cerny keeps the ball in play down the right wing, cuts onto his left foot and swings in a lovely cross to the near post.
Dessers gets across his man and pokes home from close range. The travelling fans are dancing with delight.
Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Rangers
Just 90 seconds left of this first leg.
Dynamo have possession deep inside Rangers' half.
Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Rangers
Four minutes added on in Lublin.
Can Rangers carve out a chance?
Cyriel Dessers' last-gasp equaliser could prove to be a pivotal moment in Rangers' bid for Champions League qualification
Cyriel Dessers' dramatic 94th-minute equaliser earned Rangers a crucial first-leg draw with Dynamo Kyiv in their bid to qualify for the Champions League.
Amid increasing negative noise surrounding the start of the Ibrox club's season, Philippe Clement's side fell behind to Andriy Yarmolenko's first-half opener.
In a similar theme to their goalless draw with Heart of Midlothian on Saturday, Rangers were again both profligate and exposed on occasions, but much-maligned Dessers' close-range finish - the final kick of the match - rescued what could be a priceless result in Poland.
Played at a half-full Lublin Arena because of the war in Ukraine, next Tuesday's second leg - which is live on BBC Scotland - will be staged at Hampden because delayed construction work at Ibrox continues, meaning neither team will play their home tie in their own ground.
The winners of the tie will face either RB Salzburg or FC Twente for a place in the 2024-25 Champions League, with the Austrians taking a 2-1 lead to the Netherlands.
As on Saturday, only one new summer signing - Connor Barron - featured in the Rangers starting XI, which speaks volumes about the pace of the squad rebuild manager Clement has craved.
That scenario in addition to uninspiring pre-season displays, plus the weekend draw with Hearts and the temporary relocation to Hampden, have prompted discontent among supporters.
Before the match former Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson said he had "never seen the fans as low".
That mood was poised to hit rock bottom with the clock ticking towards minute 94, but the small pocket of travelling fans were ecstastic when Dessers caressed in Vaclav Cerny's fine cross.
The striker had been denied prior to his leveller when his glancing header was tipped away superbly by Heorhiy Bushchan, whose involvement throughout was limited because of poor decision-making in the final third from Clement's men.
Earlier, the Ukraine goalkeeper watched Ross McCausland strike his right-hand post with a stunning first-half effort, which came just minutes after Vladyslav Vanat had been denied an opener by the offside flag.
The impressive Vanat was then on hand to set up Yarmolenko for the opener after Ridvan Yilmaz was dispossessed in his own half.
Rangers were guilty of giving up possession and being too easy to play through in spells, but their unquestionable work-rate forced the Ukrainians into their own errors.
It looked like Clement's side would not be rewarded for that effort until new signing Cerny highlighted his pedigree off the bench to provide Dessers with a potentially defining moment in the tie.
'No defenders like to play against Dessers' - Clement
Rangers manager Philippe Clement: "We had six shots on target, they had three. We kept on pushing until the end to get the result and I'm happy about that because we want this mentality to work until the last second, to keep on going and believing.
"We have several new players now, young players, and they did it. Vaclav [Cerny] had an important assist. Cyriel [Dessers] also kept pushing to get the goal.
"He had a few chances that he finished well and the goalkeeper saved. He kept on believing and I'm happy for him that he scored."
Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers: "As a striker you have to believe, even if it is an impossible ball or you don't think it will fall [to you].
"I knew it was the last ball into the box in the game and that was the case. I was happy to be on the end of it.
"I don't have to answer people, I'm just doing my job for the team, for the manager, and for myself. That's the only thing that matters."
'Little bit more recognition would be nice' - Dessers
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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| 2 | København | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 5 |
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| |
| 2 | PSV | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
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| 3 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 |
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| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
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| 4 | Union Berlin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
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| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
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| 4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 6 |
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
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| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
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| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
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| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
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| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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| 2 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
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| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 |
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| 4 | Antwerp | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 |
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Manager: Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Philippe Clement
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Philippe Clement
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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