Rangers fail to back up their impressive Europa League opening win against Malmo as they are undone by a lethal Lyon at Ibrox.
Lawrence hits back after poor defending but Lacazette restores leadWe'll give the Rangers boss the last word on a tough night for the Belgian.tells TNT Sports: "Yeah, the scoreline, we don't reward ourselves clearly. So you have two, 100% chances - the first chances of the game.
"And then in the second half you try to push to come back, what we did in the first half also. So in the end you have the same amount of chances as Lyon, same numbers, but the scoreline is clear.The game kicks off at 20:00 BST due to the Great Scottish Run taking place in Glasgow earlier in the day.And it's only the third time overall .
Rangers had built up a wee bit of momentum with the four clean sheets, but the performances, Malmo apart, haven't been great. For his two goals and overall contribution, Fofana gets my nod for player of the match. Frankly, he had plenty of competition in a Lyon side that was, for a neutral observer, an absolute pleasure to watch, in particular from midfield to front.
Spearheaded by the fantastic Malick Fofana, the French side were a level above their Scottish hosts and the teenager quickly had them ahead as he placed a peach of a strike right in the corner. Connor Barron’s slack backpass was pounced on by Fofana and the 19-year-old unselfishly served up Alexandre Lacazette to calmly slot in.Lyon's threat on the flanks was constant, with young wingers Rayan Cherki and Fofana running Rangers ragged.
While those dreams are far from over, this was a crashing return to reality against a rampant Lyon side. Pierre Sage’s side were a joy to watch and at times, that’s all Rangers could do. Watch on and be taught a European lesson."To put fire in the stands, to have an amazing European evening and you have 200% chances the first two chances of the game - you need to kill them off to get a special European night.
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