Rangers led twice - through Morelos, then Patterson
Kent added third before Antwerp hauled it back to 3-2
Penalties by Barisic & Itten clinched last-16 place for second season in row
Rangers 1-0 Royal Antwerp (5-3)
Peter Lovenkrands
Former Rangers striker
Quote MessageThat’s the game plan, they’ve been working on that press. Kent deserves so much credit for reading where the game’s going. It’s not just pressing, it’s Kent knowing where the ball will go and being composed enough to cut it back to Morelos.
Rangers 1-0 Royal Antwerp (5-3)
Charlie Adam
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageGreat start from Rangers and a great finish from Morelos. It comes from that press Rangers like to implement. That's game over
Image source, SNSAlfredo Morelos slides the ball into an unguarded net
Alfredo Morelos
Ryan Kent does a great job pressing the visiting defence as they try to play out from the back and goalkeeper Ortwin De Wolf is left stranded as the winger steals possession and pulls the ball back for Alfredo Morelos to sweep in a first-time shot from near the penalty spot.
Image source, SNSRangers 0-0 Royal Antwerp (4-3)
Now Rangers have a corner and a Steven Davis delivery is cleared before the ball is worked to Ryan Kent, who drills in a low, angled shot that is pushed away by Ortwin De Wolf. The ball took an awkward bobble in front of the keeper, making it a good stop.
Rangers 0-0 Royal Antwerp (4-3)
The first corner of the game goes to Antwerp, with Alfredo Morelos defending the front post.
The second delivery is dreadful and Steven Davis knocks it away.
Rangers 0-0 Royal Antwerp (4-3)
An early opportunity for Rangers as Alfredo Morelos slips in Ryan Kent with a neat pass but the winger drags his shot from near the edge of the box wide.
Rangers 0-0 Royal Antwerp (4-3)
A peep of the whistle from Polish referee Paweł Raczkowski and away we go.
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (17:55)
Charlie Adam
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageThe league's won. It's natural to come off it slightly, but Rangers need to turn up their game in Europe. The big players turned up for them last week
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3 17:55)
Peter Lovenkrands
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageGoing for an unbeaten run (in the league) doesn't happen a lot, but Steven Gerrard will be telling them to go for it. After the last few years and the rebuild they’ve gone through, it would be a fantastic achievement.
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3 17:55)
Michael Stewart
Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageNot to be dismissive of Antwerp but when you look at what Rangers have done in Europe, they've been up against better sides and disposed of them. I'd be surprised if that didn't happen tonight
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Rangers were unbeaten on their way to topping Group D ahead of Benfica, their first such European run since 1992-93.
A 24th European win in three seasons would take Steven Gerrard above club legend Walter Smith, although Rangers have played significantly more qualifiers in recent seasons.
Image source, SNSSteven Gerrard is tied with Walter Smith on 23 European victories
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (17:55)
Charlie Adam
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageTo score four goals away from home was incredible for Rangers. It puts one foot in the next round, but they have to do a job tonight before they can look forward to tomorrow's draw
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Last week was the first meeting between the sides and Rangers continued their excellent form against Belgian opposition.
In nine matches, they have lost just once and can boast a 100% record at home.
Royal Antwerp have been to Scotland once before and lost 3-2 to Dundee United before rescuing a 1989 Uefa Cup second round tie with a 4-0 win on home soil.
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Connor Goldson is out for his warm-up. The central defender has started every game for Rangers this season, chipping in with eight goals along the way.
Image source, SNSConnor Goldson is joined by Filip Helander at the heart of Rangers' defence this evening
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
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Former Ibrox stars Peter Lovenkrands and Charlie Adam join the show.
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Royal Antwerp did not fare so well on Sunday with a 0-0 home draw against Sint-Truidense leaving them 15 points adrift of Pro League leaders Club Brugge.
"We know the difficulties because of the quality of the opponent," said head coach Franky Vercauteren of this evening's tie. "We need to be better than we were in the first game, but we also showed in that match that we can score.
"We know they are favourites, but in football anything is possible."
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
There was no evidence of the team missing skipper James Tavernier's influence as Rangers scored four again at the weekend, easing past Dundee United at Ibrox.
The runaway Premiership leaders have lost just one of their 42 matches across all competitions this season (W35 D6) with that lone defeat coming against St Mirren in the League Cup in December.
Image source, SNSRyan Kent and Joe Aribo both scored in the win against Dundee United
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Previewing the match yesterday, Steven Gerrard said: "We're going to go for the win and be really aggressive and bold. We want to be on the front foot right from the start.
"We're at home, we're not going to sit and wait and protect. This is our home and we want to show everyone how difficult it is to play against this team.
"I've got no doubt that at the right time we can hurt this opposition, but we have to do the most important job first and that's to be tough, aggressive, organised and then go and create our moments to execute when they come."
Image source, SNSSteven Gerrard at full-time in Antwerp last week
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Where do we start?
Rangers led, and then equalised twice, in the first leg of the tie, before Borna Barisic's second penalty snatched the win with two minutes of regulation time remaining.
Joe Aribo and Ryan Kent were also on target on an eventful evening when captain James Tavernier and striker Kemar Roofe were lost to injuries.
Image source, SNSBorna Barisic knocks in his second penalty to make it 4-3 to Rangers
Rangers v Royal Antwerp (4-3, 17:55)
Rangers: McGregor, Balogun, Goldson, Helander, Barisic, Davis, Kamara, Aribo, Hagi, Morelos, Kent.
Substitutes: McLaughlin, Bassey, Itten, Zungu, Patterson, Wright, Stewart, Simpson, Arfield, King.
Royal Antwerp: De Wolf, De Laet, Gelin, Le Marchand, Buta, Hongla, Gerkens, Verstraete, Lukaku, Refaelov, Lamkel Ze.
Substitutes: Beiranvand, Chevaughn, Boya, Miyoshi, Ampomah, Pavlic, Van Den Bosch, Avenatti.