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Balogun is looking like a centre back at right back tbh.

That’s what we get for being so wasteful. Defending is shocking again there.

Brilliant. Kent’s pressing is so good.

With Roofe and Jack out we are back to the team pretty much picking itself, at least while Arfield is still regaining fitness.

I've just had a look and Abdoulaye Seck (suspended) has played 100 minutes more than anyone else for them this season, almost never misses a game. I thought his physicality caused us some problems last week and I think he'll be a big miss for them.

Yeh I didn’t mean mathematically.

What a time to be a Rangers fan. Another European night, in a great position to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League and the league wrapped up in February. We have to enjoy this because things can change so fast in football.

The guard of honour thing is a load of nonsense. I don't expect one from them and I certainly wouldn't expect us to ever give them one.

I’ve been tipping Aribo to emerge as our best player for a long time and it hasn’t happened. He started the season brilliantly and seemed to take a very long time to get back to that level of fitness and form after 10 games out. But displays like yesterday are exactly what I was hoping to see from him, but on a consistent basis. For so long we lacked a real creative force in our midfield 3 and Aribo has almost all the attributes to carry out that role to a very high level. If he could continue to bulk up but also add a Kent-like aggression to his play and a bit of arrogance too he could be unplayable more often than not rather than on the odd occasion. On another note, it is a sign of champions that we have such variance in the man of the match polls week by week.

Don’t think anyone is saying that. He has been judged good enough to be back-up. Ideally there would be a transition period where he could get a run of games so we can see how he does. He obviously hasn’t proved himself at that level yet.

It really didn’t sound like it in the press conference though. I thought Gerrard dodged addressing the Patterson issue and indicated Balogun would play for now.

Keeper was trying to wind him up to put him off so Barisic gave him some back.

I wonder if he would get a penalty if he went down like a sack of potatoes every time someone touched him in the penalty box like that guy last night ?

That was as selfless as I have ever seen Alfie too. I used to be frustrated as his tendency to take on hopeless shots and dribbles and to be just little bit too slow playing a pass. There was none of that last night, everything was sharp and instant and he had a really good awareness of his teammates around him. Maybe it helped that he had more support.

A good few players have a very good shout. I thought Barisic was immense. His constant running provided us with an outlet which was probably our primary danger for spells in the game. He was running beyond their defence and his delivery was fantastic more often than not. Morelos, he had a great game. Involved in all the goals in some way, it was good to see him at his best and enjoying the game. His link up play was really good and I hope he carries that hunger into the domestic fixtures, especially with Roofe out. Kent, this game really suited him and he rose to the occasion with his best goal at Rangers for me. That equaliser was huge and we may have lose the game without it. I’ve given it to Kamara, partly because he didn’t have any votes. I thought he was immense. He was again providing lung busting runs from midfield which stretched the game and caused them all sorts of problems. He genuinely looks a cut above at times with his mastery of the ball and he always saves his best performances for Europe.

I’m a pragmatist and if it looks like it will damage Rangers I would give him a route back. There are other ways you can punish him. He is 19 and the first player in a very long time who like he can make the transition from academy to first team. If he achieves this he becomes an asset worth good money too whereas we would be giving away a huge bargain if we let him go now. Not a very principled opinion but that’s where I am with it.

I thought Morelos was very good bar the missed chance and a couple of bad passes, one which led to the counter attack out of nowhere which they scored from. His link up play was really good. He really seems to enjoy playing away from home in Europe. I don’t know what it is but his touch and passing are much more consistent than in some domestic games.

Seriously, he is actually saying that?

Wow what a relief. Huge result, great position to progress. 2 big coefficient points in the bag too.

Another let off

Massive. Crucial that we didn’t waste the chance to win this game against a wide open team. Hold it together now!!

YASSS

Shut it craigan

It was going in so that fair game

Oh my word. I can’t believe this.