Rangers suffered a humiliating 6-0 defeat to Club Brugge on Wednesday, completing a 9-1 aggregate loss in their Champions League playoff.
The Scottish side’s collapse began early as Nicolo Tresoldi scored after five minutes before Max Aarons was sent off three minutes later for denying a clear scoring chance.
Hans Vanaken doubled Brugge’s lead before Joaquin Seys struck twice in quick succession, capping a dominant first half for the Belgians.
Alexander Stankovic added a fifth deep into stoppage time as Rangers collapsed defensively before the break.
Christos Tzolis made it 6-0 five minutes into the second half, after which Brugge eased off and controlled possession.
Brugge advanced to the Champions League group stage, while Rangers exited with their heaviest European defeat in decades.
In Azerbaijan, Qarabag sealed progression despite a 3-2 home defeat to Ferencvaros, going through 5-4 on aggregate.
It marks Qarabag’s second-ever qualification for the Champions League group stage, their first coming in 2017.
FC Copenhagen defeated Swiss side Basel 2-0 at home with goals from Andreas Cornelius and Youssoufa Moukoko, completing a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Copenhagen join Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt as Scandinavian representatives in this season’s Champions League league phase.
Benfica edged Turkish side Fenerbahce 1-0 in Lisbon thanks to a first-half goal from Kerem Akturkoglu after a goalless first leg in Istanbul.
The Champions League league-phase draw will be held Thursday in Monaco, with matchday one scheduled for Sept. 16 to 18.
