A brand new period at Rangers obtained off to a successful begin as teenager Findlay Curtis and summer time signing Djeidi Gassama scored essential Champions League qualifying objectives in opposition to Panathinaikos.
Pleasure bubbled round a sell-out Ibrox as head coach Russell Martin took cost of his first aggressive sport, with Nico Raskin flashing a shot simply previous early on.
The hosts had goalkeeper Jack Butland to thank for a string of saves earlier than 18-year-old Curtis unleashed a surprising strike to ship Rangers forward within the second half.
Georgios Vagiannidis was despatched off for a slipshod problem on the goalscorer earlier than he made approach for Gassama to make a Rangers debut by doubling their lead.
The guests struggled to discover a approach again into the sport and Martin’s facet take an important lead into the second leg in Athens with Vikoria Plzen or Servette awaiting the winners within the third qualifying spherical.
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