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John Mc Ginn’s goal gave Aston Villa a win over Bologna – their first of the season – while Rangers were beaten at home by Genk Pau Torres lacks a bit of pace but he passes out of defence very nicely; he finds Rogers, who dawdles is caught in possession, Bologna force the high turnover and again, Bernadeschi cuts inside to shoot low and left-footed; again, it’s too close to Bizot. Really good save, this. Jack Butland keeps the 10 men of Rangers in the game with a brilliant penalty save against Oh Hyeon-gyu ? ? @tntsports & @discoveryplus UK pic. twitter. com/g Zm ZZIV4ue We go again… Our teams are back out at Villa Park, no changes for either side. Half-time entertainment: Ferencvaros 0-1 Viktoria Plzen Salzburg 0-0 Porto Stuttgart 0-0 Celta Vigo Utrecht 0-0 Lyon Young Boys 1-3 Panathanaikos Another mess of a half from Rangers, but Butland has kept them level; now it’s Martin’s tur to earn his money. Oh hits it hard enough, but Butland guesses correctly, diving right, the ball isn’t in the corner, he beats it away, and Gassama does just enough to keep Steuckers from scoring from the follow-up. This’d cap another nightmare half for Russell’s Rangers. It’s Oh v Butland… The pull-back starts outside the box then, inside the box, Tavernier clips Medina’s heels, inadvertently but nevertheless. I fear for Rangers. At Ibrox, there’s now a VAR check for a Genk penalty, Tavernier having pulled back Medina. It’s not a big infringement and the attacker made the most of it, but the way things are going for Russell Martin, you almost assume the ref’ll give it. Villa needed that, badly. Villa will be pretty happy with their first half. They’ve scored a lovely goal, created some dangerous situations, and not looked likely to concede. The referee decides that Rangers will not be given a penalty kick for a handball due to a Tavernier foul in the lead up ❌? @tntsports & @discoveryplus UK pic. twitter. com/EM3Ugh GFRf A few minutes ago, when the ref signalled he’d changed his decision having seen a replay, Russell Martin thought his team were getting a penalty; they weren’t and now his team are a man down. On the plus side, though, he does have some extremely luxuriant curtains. He slides in on El Ouahadi, a kind of side-kick which introduces studs to ankle and calf. He probably didn’t mean any harm but it looks bad, is dangerous, and the ref doesn’t have much choice. Rogers gets away and strides through the middle, delaying until he’s sure he can slide in Buendia outside him, but he telegraphs the pass and Zortea intercepts. No! Tavernier is penalised for a push, so no penalty. It would’ve been harsh because the arm was up in the act if jumping, not to block the ball, but according to the laws, the ref would’ve hand no choice. In comms, Ally thinks the ref has copped out, but there are hands in the back, so. At Ibrox, we’re checking for a penalty. Tavernier leaps to head a cross towards the far corner, it hits Kayembe on the hand and, though he was facing the other way, I think the ref will give this. Gassard strides foerard and has Rogers free to his left, but he instead seeks Malen to the left, the pass is a little heavy, and the keeper is out quickly to dive at his feet. I said Bologna were coming into it and they are, Bernardeschi coming in off the right and shooting low, but too close to Bizot. But as I type, Cambiaghi slides a cross into the middle and Oh lunges, his shot deflected behind. It’s an even game at Ibrox, the sides cancelling each other out. There’s a lack of quality in forward positions and I’d not be shocked if the game ends goalless. Yes, that is the Saidy Janko, who you might remember from Manchester United reserves. Buendia into Malen, who burrows into the box, but is soon crowded out, the keeper coming out to flick away at feet. Bologna are enjoying a bit more possession now, Cambiaghi crossing and Ferguson sweeping over. There are a lot of empty seats at Ibrox. Faor a club like Rangers, that is not sustainable; Martin will have to get them winning regularly, quicksmart. Gosh, this could get messy. A free-kick is curled into the Genk box, Soutta rheads across goal towards the side-netting … and Heynen hooks clear from under his own bar! That is fantastic defending. A goal in Budapest.