Club Brugge qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage after thrashing Rangers 5–0 in the second leg of their play-off at Jan Breydel Stadium, completing a 9–1 aggregate victory. Rangers’ task became almost impossible when defender Max Aarons was sent off in the eighth minute. The Belgian side, coached by Nicky Hayen, exploited the numerical advantage to record what talkSPORT described as an equal-worst European result for the Scottish club under manager Russell Martin. The defeat consigns Rangers to the UEFA Europa League, while Brugge join fellow play-off winners, including Benfica, in Thursday’s group-stage draw.