For all the tribulations Rangers have endured in the early weeks of the season there is a solace which comes with participation in the Europa League and that was on display vs Real Betis.
It's a tournament which the Ibrox side have reached the last 16 in at least in the three seasons before last and those feel good memories came flooding back on a rejuvenating night.
Abdallah Sima and Ben Davies appeared to poke home the winner at the exact same time after a goalmouth scramble in the second half.
Michael Beale was animated throughout and the sense you got was he could see from early on this was a game for the taking. And his Rangers players grabbed their Group C opener by the scruff of the neck after the interval. Record Sport runs the rule over the best reaction from Spain and beyond to Beale and Rangers' big night."Betis received a harsh punishment in its European debut at the hands of an experienced rival who, from apparently being outmatched, emerged to leave Pellegrini's team cold.
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