Michael Beale didn't bathe in the glory of a big night but Rangers punters relished a return to the European plan against Betis.
For all the tribulations Rangers have endured in the early weeks of the season there is a solace which comes with participation in the Europa League and that was on display vs Real Betis.
Michael Beale was animated throughout and the sense you got was he could see from early on this was a game for the taking. And his Rangers players grabbed their Group C opener by the scruff of the neck after the interval. Record Sport runs the rule over the best reaction from Spain and beyond to Beale and Rangers' big night.
"Everything after the Rangers goal from Betis was a timid exhibition of helplessness. Some shots from Willian José, the desperate debut of Assane, who made his first steps with commendable driving, but nothing that would avoid what was already written beforehand. The skid was confirmed next to the North Sea. The second in five days."
Rangers vs Real Betis View gallery "There were imbalances and fears for this relaunched Rangers before the break while their fans yearned for more. Madness settled in the stands of the Ibrox Stadium after the goal as Pellegrini looked to his bench to find more answers to combat the chaos but this Rangers team that had already closed its plan. The points stayed in Glasgow. And the wounds remain unhealed in the green and white team.
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