Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1 Rangers: Derek McInnes' side miss late chances as Europa League qualifying hopes dealt blow

06.08.2026, 21:53 skysports.com

Derek McInnes is still looking for his first win as Rangers manager after they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok in Europa League qualifying.

McInnes made five changes from their Premiership draw with Dundee United and they made the dream start in Poland as Guilherme Montoia's own goal put them 1-0 up.

But Manny Fernandez returned the favour when he turned Kajetan Szmyt's cross into his own net before the Jagiellonia midfielder took advantage of some poor Rangers defending to fire in a second before half-time.

McInnes brought on Cammy Devlin, Nico Raskin and Findlay Curtis for the second half. For all they improved the side's attacking threat, they failed to make it count.

Szmyt went close to a hat-trick with a shot straight at Rangers goalkeeper Ivor Pandur, then Jesus Imaz missed a brilliant chance to extend the hosts' lead when he sent his effort wide.

Gers substitute Lawrence Shankland failed to poke home a loose ball to level the match before Curtis' stoppage-time volley crashed off the post.

Rangers have it all to do at Ibrox next week. The winners will face Larne or Iberia 1999 in the Europa League play-off round, with the losing side dropping into the Conference League play-offs.

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4: GOAL! Rommens sends in a low cross that is just out of Chermiti's reach, but it comes off Montoia and goes in.

13: GOAL! Disaster for Rangers as Szmyt's ball from out wide comes off Fernandez and ends up in the back of the net.

21: GOAL! Szmyt fires in on the rebound after Pandur denies Imaz.

61: CLOSE! Raskin with a brilliant ball to Curtis, but he can't get his effort on target.

68: LET OFF FOR RANGERS! Imaz is through but somehow misses the target.

86: BIG CHANCE! Shankland blocks Fernandez's header from the corner but fails to poke home the loose ball.

90+3: OFF THE POST! Rangers inches away!! Shankland nods the ball back for Devlin but his volley crashes off the woodwork.

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Sky Sports' Alison Conroy:

It was another disappointing result for Rangers in Europe.

Their second-half performance will give them confidence that they can turn things around at a sell-out Ibrox next week, if they can avoid more defensive lapses.

The two goals they conceded were completely avoidable, much to Derek McInnes' frustration.

Big players started the game on the bench. Their introduction coincided with a much-improved showing, giving the manager decisions to make ahead of Hibernian in the Premiership on Sunday before their return leg.

New signing Daisuke Yokota was thrown in at the deep end less than 48 hours after joining the Ibrox side and he tried to get involved. Another week of training for him and his fellow summer signings could make a huge difference.

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