CLOSE!published at 78 mins
Rangers 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Man, Borna Barisic's free-kick ripples the side-netting.
A corner of the ground thought that was in...
Summary
Edmundson penalised for handball after VAR check & Havertz rolls in penalty
Davis clears off line before Aranguiz crashes in second
Edmundson heads in Tavernier cross to give Rangers hope
McGregor touches Aranguiz free-kick on to bar before Bailey lifts in stunning third
Kamara booked & will miss second leg
Second leg in Germany will be behind closed doors
CLOSE!published at 78 mins
Postpublished at 76 mins
Rangers 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Silky stuff from Ryan Kent as he does a couple of step-overs and draws a foul right on the edge of the box. A few candidates are lining this one up...
GOAL- Rangers 1-2 Bayer Leverkusenpublished at 74 mins
George Edmundson
Hello! What do we have here?!
George Edmundson leaps into the air totally unmarked to steer James Tavernier's corner off the post and in.
They can't do it again? Can they?!
YELLOW CARD- Scott Arfieldpublished at 72 mins
Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Scott Arfield takes one for the team by hacking down Kai Havertz as he glides towards the Rangers goal. He's some player.
Substitutionpublished at 70 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Rangers have to go for this now. Ianis Hagi comes on for Glen Kamara.
Leverkusen will just try to keep the ball now.
Postpublished at 21:27 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Neil McCann
Former Hearts & Rangers winger on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageEven if Allan McGregor does try to dive he was never getting that one. Charles Aranguiz gets the body right over the top of it as it drops, and smashes it into the ground
GOAL- Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusenpublished at 68 mins
Charles Aranguiz
Some finish son.
Just after Steven Daivs had cleared Aranguiz's volley off the line, he scores moments later. James Tavernier does really well to hook a dangerous ball away from goal, but it falls to the Leverkusen midfileder and he catches it on the volley inside the box and it glides into the corner.
Gutting for Rangers, they were playing well.
OFF THE LINEpublished at 65 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Steven Davis to the rescue!
Postpublished at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Neil McCann
Former Hearts & Rangers winger on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageFlorian Kamberi was really unselfish to look for Alfredo Morelos there - but I thought he was in a good enough position to smash it across the goal. It was a really strange choice. Normally the striker's instinct is 'where's the goal?'
Postpublished at 62 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
What a tackle by Jonathan Tah.
Florian Kamberi steals possession on the right-hand side of the box, drives towards goal and rolls it across the box for Alfredo Morelos, who is waiting to tap it home.
Not on Tah's watch, though. He slides in brilliantly to snuff out the danger.
Postpublished at 61 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
It's like watching a different team in blue in this half.
A dangerous ball in from the right causes Leverkusen a few problems but they scramble clear. If Rangers can just find that final pass, a goal is there for them.
Karim Bellarabi is replaced by Leon Bailey for Leverkusen. They'll have to watch his pace on the break.
Postpublished at 58 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Rangers have upped the intensity a couple of notches now, as they press Leverkusen and snap into tackles. Much better.
'Terrible miss'published at 21:15 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Neil McCann
Former Hearts & Rangers winger on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageMorelos has got to score that - I think it would have hit the side netting. Terrible miss. It's the most natural thing to do, hitting it across the keeper
GREAT SAVE!published at 54 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Rangers' best moment so far!
James Tavernier rampages down the middle of the pitch, slips through Alfredo Morelos who forces Lukas Hradecky to push the ball wide.
The crowd have come alive! A couple of corners then come to nothing.
Postpublished at 51 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Really tenacious stuff by Ryan Kent to shrug off two Leverkusen players and whip a ball towards the back post.
Alfredo Morelos stretches and makes contact, but it runs wide of the goal.
Substitutionpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Joe Aribo makes way for Florian Kamberi as Steven Gerrard looks to add to Rangers' attacking threat.
Rangers pushing higherpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on SportsoundQuote MessageRangers are trying to get 10 yards further up at the start of the half, to put some pressure on to maybe nick something a bit higher and create more
Postpublished at 49 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
Rangers manage to get the ball away from their box after a nice passing move by Leverkusen, which involved Kai Havertz. But Kerem Bellarabi can't pick out two red shirts in the box and the chance is gone.
Postpublished at 47 mins
Rangers 0-1 Leverkusen
A couple of mis-placed passes by Leverkusen around their own box gifts Rangers some early territory, but they can't conjure anything of note.
Already much more intent from the home side, though.
KICK-OFFpublished at 21:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2020
Rangers 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Here we go! What do you reckon? Another rousing comeback?