Rangers - Panathinaikos 2-0: Difficult defeat for the "Greens"

Panathinaikos was defeated 2-0 by Rangers away from home in the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. The match took place in Scotland, with Panathinaikos failing to capitalize on their opportunities in the first half.

Curtis opened the scoring in the 52nd minute for Rangers, while Gassama made it 2-0 in the 78th minute. A negative element for Panathinaikos was the sending off of Vagiannidis in the 58th minute, who will miss the return leg.

The return match will be held at OAKA next Wednesday (30/7) at 21:00, where Panathinaikos will try to overturn the score.

Scorers: 52' Curtis, 78' Gassama

Lineups:

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Barisic, Raskin, Lundstram, Cantwell, Kent, Morelos, Sakala.

Panathinaikos: Dragowski, Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Toumba, Kyriakopoulos, Tsirigoya, Maximovic, Pelistri (84’ Tete), Bakasetas (62’ Kotsiras), Djuricic (75΄Mancini), Ioannidis (76’ Swiderski).