Former Super Eagles invitee Peter Olayinka was on target as Slavia Prague handed Rangers their first defeat at Ibrox for over a year, in a 2-0 win to knock them out of the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday.
Nigeria international Leon Balogun and teammate Kemar Roofe were sent off in the second half and Joe Aribo was in action for the newly crowned champions of Scottish Premier League.
Slavia Prague advanced into the quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate after being held to a 1-1 draw at home in the first-leg.
Olayinka opened scoring in the 14th minutes after heading in skipper Jan Boril’s cross.
With Rangers already down to 10 men Slavia Prague capitalized on their numerical advantage and doubled their lead on 74 minutes thanks to Nicolae Stanciu.
At the Estadio de la Ceramica in Spain, Samuel Chukwueze provided an assist in Villarreal’s 2-0 home win against Dynamo Kyiv.
The win saw Villarreal go through 4-0 on aggregate after claiming a 2-0 win in the first-leg.
Chukwueze set up Gerard Moreno for Villarreal’s opener in the 13th minute. Moreno also got the La liga side’s second goal on 36 minutes before coming off for Alex Baena in the second half.
