Summary
RANGERS lost their long unbeaten record in European matches last night, but will still retain hope of reaching the last 16 of the UEFA Cup. While Nacho Novo's goal early in the second half was not enough to stave off defeat to a lively but unremarkable Hapoel Tel Aviv side, winning this tie in next Thursday's second leg at Ibrox is a task which should not be beyond Walter Smith's team.
It is the first time since September 2005, when they went down 1- 0 to Internazionale in an empty San Siro, that Rangers have lost a game in European competition. It means they missed the chance to beat their own all-time Scottish record of 12 consecutive European ties without defeat, and they will certainly feel a new mark should have been set.See the full content of this document
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Rangers Lose Record but Novo Keeps Hopes Alive
Trailing to Salim Toama's brilliant free-kick at half-time, Rangers responded vibrantly enough with Novo's eighth European goal for the club eight minutes into the second period. On a cool but pleasant evening in the Israeli capital, however, Rangers seldom attained any decent level of fluency or conviction and they fell behind again to Baruch De...
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