Summary

  • Rangers now guaranteed European football post-Christmas but could drop into Conference League

  • Babicka runs on to ball over the top and rounds Butland to slot Aris ahead

  • Cantwell replaced in first half for McCausland, who nets leveller after break with low 20-yard strike off post

  • Davies & Souttar replace absent centre-backs Goldson & Balogun as Lammers also starts

  • Conference League: HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen - Dons hit back from two down with MacDonald wonder strike & Duk header

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aris Limassol

    And we're off.

    IbroxImage source, SNS
  2. The key statspublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    Rangers v Aris Limassol (20:00)

    • Rangers have won each of their last five home matches in the Europa League, last winning more in a row in the Uefa Cup or Europa League between 1982 and 1986 (7).
    • Rangers are unbeaten in nine games in all competitions and sit second in the Scottish Premiership.
    • Aris Limassol have lost each of their last four away games in Europe despite scoring in each game.
    • Rangers were unbeaten in four games against Cypriot opposition (W3 D1) before losing against Aris Limassol in October.
    • Aris Limassol, who are top of the Cypriot first division, have lost their past two away games 4-1 - to Real Betis and Karmiotissa.
    • James Tavernier has been directly involved in 15 goals for the club in the Europa League (10 goals, 5 assists), since he first appeared for them in the competition in September 2018. Only Alfredo Morelos has had a hand in more for the club (21).
  3. Postpublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    Sam LammersImage source, SNS
  4. Postpublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    By the way, we'll get you reaction to Aberdeen's draw with HJK as it drops.

    For now, our attention quickly turns to Ibrox.

  5. Reminder of the Ibrox line-upspublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    Rangers v Aris Limassol (20:00)

    Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Barisic, Lundstram, Cifuentes, Lammers, Cantwell, Danilo, Sima.

    Substitutes: McCrorie, K Wright, Dessers, Lawrence, Matondo, Sterling, Roofe, King, Devine, McCausland, McKinnon.

    Aris Limassol XI: Vana, Mayambela, Yago, Moucketou-Moussanda, Urosevic, Caju, Bengtsson, Szoke, Struski, Babicka, Kokorin.

    Substitutes: Chrysostomou, E Sofroniou, Brown, Spoljaric, Stepinski, Dimitriou, Brorsson, Montnor.

  6. Sparta beat Betispublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    FT: Sparta Prague 1-0 Real Betis

    Andy Campbell
    BBC Scotland at Ibrox

    Sparta Prague have gone level on points with Rangers in Europa League Group C and within two points of leaders Real Betis, for a couple of hours at least, by beating the Spanish side in Prague.

    Lukas Haraslín's strike early in the second half was enough to secure victory for the Czech outfit.

    FootballsImage source, SNS
  7. FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    That's that.

    A share of the points again between these sides as Aberdeen come from two down to get a draw.

    SnowImage source, SNS
  8. Postpublished at 19:50 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    The free-kick comes in from Connor Barron then Ester Sokler is denied by a top save, but the whistle goes a for a foul.

  9. Postpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    That's a poor challenge from Lingman.

    The HJK midfielder slides in late on Ester Sokler and Aberdeen have a free-kick.

    This will be their last chance, you imagine.

  10. Postpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Aberdeen race forward on the break and Ester Sokler feeds Bojan Miovski.

    He's got two men free to his right but he opts to shoot straight at the keeper.

  11. Postpublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Aberdeen try to lump a free-kick forward, but it doesn't reach the HJK box.

  12. Postpublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Interested to see how much time the ref adds here...

  13. Postpublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    The pitch is white again.

    Surely with 88 on the clock there won't be another stoppage...

  14. Postpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Bojan Miovski shows great feet and sends Jonny Hayes down the left.

    His cross to Ester Sokler isn't headed too cleanly and HJK survive.

  15. Can Dons find a third?published at 19:40 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Rory Loy
    BBC Scotland in Helsinki

    You can tell Aberdeen want to win this game and I have got a sneaky feeling they might get it done.

  16. 'Dons much better since restart'published at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Stephen Craigan
    Former Motherwell captain on TNT Sports

    The break allowed Barry Robson to go round the players, encourage them.

    They've brought on Nicky Devlin and Bojan Miovski and it's impacted them, they've been much better since it restarted.

  17. Postpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    Jamie McGrath has another shot, this time from a tight angle.

    It's blocked and Aberdeen win a corner, which is punched away by the keeper.

  18. Player of the matchpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 AberdeenImage source, SNS
  19. Postpublished at 19:34 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    He gets it over the wall but HJK keeper Maenpaa is equal to it.

  20. Postpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

    HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen

    VAR aren't interested.

    Jamie McGrath to take the close-range free-kick...