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Lawrence heads Diomande cross into bottom corner to give Rangers early lead then Di Maria levels with VAR spot-kick after Souttar handball
Sterling soon sweeps in Rangers' second but Goldson heads into own net to gift hosts second-half leveller
Sides to meet again at Ibrox next Thursday
Connor Goldson (own goal)
Some finish, to be fair.
Angel Di Maria's deep free-kick is inexplicably headed straight into the Rangers net by Connor Goldson.
Like something you'd see on one of they old gaffe DVDs you'd get for Christmas.
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Ridvan Yilmaz takes one for the team.
Cynical stuff from the left-back as he hacks down Joao Neves.
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Alexander Bah pulls one back for David Neres, who needs to take a touch again and sees his shot blocked.
Benfica are putting pressure on.
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Already 64 minutes in.
This half is flying by. Doubt it feels like that for Rangers fans...
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Ah, that's a chance for Fabio Silva.
He does great to make room for himself on the left of the box then goes near post instead of going for the far corner.
The keeper saves well.
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Jack Butland scrambles for a cross at the back post and doesn't get there.
He gets fortunate as Arthur Cabral nods off target.
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Surely he'll be a bit happier than his face suggests...
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Alan Hutton
Former Rangers defender on TNT Sports
He's looking for it.
There is nowhere Tom Lawrence can go.
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Alexander Bah is down in the box and wants a pen.
Contact is made with Tom Lawrence but the Benfica man initiates it.
Nope.
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Dujon Sterling and Mohamed Diomande.
The pair of them are delivering colossal performances so far.
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Rafa Silva leathers one across the face of goal.
It's off target and nobody in red gets there.
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Now the flag is up on Cyriel Dessers, who puts a close-range header over.
Ooft, he looks level as well. If he scores there VAR could've given that.
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Angel Di Maria has the ball in the net with a gorgeous finish but the whistle had already gone.
Rangers go straight up the other end and win a corner.
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Mohamed Diomande just seems to be getting there every single time.
Another superb tackle in the Rangers box to end a Benfica attack.
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Steven Thompson
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound
Why David Neres didn't shoot first time, I'll never know. It's a terrible decision.
It's a huge let off for Rangers.
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Rafa Silva nicks the ball and sends one in for David Neres, who should take it first time but allows James Tavernier to get back in and make a big block.
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Dujon Sterling wants the second goal of his career.
He hits one on the spin from the edge of the box but Anatolii Trubin claims it.
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Alan Hutton
Former Rangers defender on TNT Sports
Benfica are going to need to come out here.
They need something to take to Ibrox, we know how tricky that can be.
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Mohamed Diomande does brilliantly to win the ball and find Cyriel Dessers.
He looks a real player for Rangers.
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As it stands, does this mean Motherwell are better than Benfica?
Anyway...