Summary

  • Rangers bow out 3-2 on aggregate

  • Dessers shot deflects narrowly wide in Rangers' best chance

  • Benfica take lead with breakaway and fine finish from Rafa Silva that stands after VAR review

  • Wright starts & Cantwell makes bench after injury

  1. 'Rangers not asking questions'published at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    Benfica are really comfortable at this moment in time.

    Rangers are not asking the questions that need to be asked with 15 minutes left.

  2. Postpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Another Rangers change as Cyriel Dessers makes way for Kemar Roofe.

    He knows how to score in this competition.

  3. Postpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Angel di Maria has a corner now though, but his front-post ball is headed away.

  4. Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Angel di Maria wants a close-range free-kick but the referee says Mohamed Diomande has won the ball cleanly.

  5. Postpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Philippe Clement turns to his bench.

    On come Todd Cantwell and Rabbi Matondo for Tom Lawrence and Scott Wright.

  6. 'Silva takes it well'published at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    Rafa Silva takes it well, doesn't he? The run is timed perfectly. He cuts across Diomande brilliantly and whips it back across himself.

    He gives himself a far better angle, and then executes.

    Benfica's Rafa Silva scores to make it 1-0 during a UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between Rangers and Benfica at Ibrox StadiumImage source, SNS
  7. 'Benfica dangerous on counter all night'published at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    All night Benfica have looked really dangerous on the counter-attack.

    Rangers have had control and possession in this second half but they haven't created the big chances in the game.

    Once Rafa Silva is away you're not catching him and now Rangers have 20 minutes to salvage something from this game.

  8. Postpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)

    The amount of warnings Rangers have had tonight, from their own corners as well.

    It was due to cost them.

  9. goal

    GOAL! Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg 2-3)published at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rafa Silva

    The VAR says goal!

    That is as tight an offside call you will ever see.

    Rafa Silva is just inside his half and no more.

    Benfica goal
  10. 'Incredible space'published at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    I find it incredible the space Rangers are leaving at their own corners.

    This is going to be tight.

  11. Postpublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Oh my... this is tight.

    Rafa Silva looks in his own half.

  12. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    But another Rangers corner leads to another Benfica chance!

    Rafa Silva gets on to a flick on at the halfway line and he races clear and finishes past Jack Butland.

    Oh, the flag is up...

  13. Postpublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    James Tavernier whips up the home crowd as he prepares to take another corner...

  14. 'You can't leave that space'published at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    Rangers got away with one there. Tengstedt comes in and makes contact and it's straight at Jack Butland thankfully.

    You cannot leave that amount of space against a side of this quality.

  15. Postpublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Every Rangers corner seems to lead to a chance... for Benfica!

    Again the away side race forward and Fredrik Aursnes rolls it across to Casper Tengstedt, but he hits straight at Jack Butland.

    Big, big chance.

  16. Postpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Benfica drive forward and it attempts to open up for Angel di Maria, but he has two shots blocked before Alexander Bah smashes out a terrible cross.

  17. Postpublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Mohamed Diomande tries to bend one into the Benfica box from deep but it's way overhit.

  18. Postpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Fabio Silva does well to drive to the bye-line and he thinks he's won a corner.

    Nope, ball ended up nicking off him last.

  19. Postpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    Just about to hit the hour mark in this second leg and it is still so evenly matched.

    Rangers' Cyriel Dessers see's his shot saved by Benfica's Anatoliy Trubin during a UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between Rangers and Benfica at Ibrox StadiumImage source, SNS
  20. Postpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Rangers 0-0 Benfica (agg 2-2)

    The free-kick comes to nothing for Benfica then Scott Wright wins a foul deep in the Rangers half.