11-04-2025
Rangers 0-0 Athletic Bilbao: Key stats
Rangers ended a five-game losing streak at home in all competitions, however, they are still without a victory on home soil in six games, their joint-longest run along with another six-game streak in having a man extra for the majority of the game, Athletic Club failed to score in a European game for the first time in their last 19 matches, last drawing a blank against Zorya Luhansk in the UEFA Europa League group stages in September have avoided defeat for a sixth time in 12 UEFA Europa League games where they have had a player sent off, with this the fifth draw alongside one Club mustered a total of 19 shots, last managing more in major European competition without finding the back of the net in September 2017 in the UEFA Europa League against Zorya Luhansk (20).Rangers' goalkeepers have saved three of the last seven penalties they have faced in major European competition, courtesy of two by Allan McGregor, in the 2021-22 UEFA Europa League and the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, and Liam Kelly in the UEFA Europa League this of Robin Pröpper's expulsion, Rangers suffered their first red card in major European competition since James Sands was sent off against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League in September captain James Tavernier made his 62nd appearance in major European competition for Rangers (level with John Greig), with only Allan McGregor managing more (78), while Athletic Club captain Óscar De Marcos made his 57th appearance in major European competition for his club, the joint-most of any player in their history, level with Markel 18 years and 188 days, Bailey Rice was the youngest player to start for Rangers in major European competition since Danny Wilson against VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League in November 2009 (17y 332d).
