Much had been said about Fenerbahce’s 18-game unbeaten run across all competitions going into the clash. Plus, Rangers were travelling to Türkiye managed by the inexperienced Barry Ferguson. While, legendary Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho was in the home dugout.

A STUNNED Jose Mourinho said it all after Thursday night’s Europa League reverse to Rangers in Istanbul when he admitted Cyriel Dessers “played like the best player in the

The big striker helped fillet Fenerbahce in Istanbul but warns Turks will be team on a mission in Glasgow for return leg

Cyriel Dessers insists "it's about time" Rangers delivered a big performance at Ibrox as they look to reach the Europa League quarter-finals. Dessers scored the opener and was a standout in Istanbul as Barry Ferguson's side beat Fenerbahce 3-1 in the first leg of their last-16 clash,

There were many major performers in this night of nights for Rangers - all of them, quite frankly - but Dessers was one of the star turns. Rangers folk have had a torrid relationship with him. A kind of Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor vibe if you're old enough to catch the drift,

Connor Barron says Rangers will need to BETTER their Istanbul performance at Ibrox if they want to knock Fenerbahce out of the Europa League.

The Europa League again proved Rangers' sanctuary during a dismal season as they shocked Fenerbahce in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Istanbul.

Cyriel Dessers’ impressive display during Glasgow Rangers 3-1 win over Fenerbahçe in their UEFA Europa League round of 16 game in has earned the Nigerian striker a place in Whoscored.com Team of the Week.

However, the rampant visitors scored twice more through Czech winger Vaclav Cerny to put them in a strong position for the return game in Govan, where Dessers hopes everyone is aligned to press home the advantage. He said: “I know the place will be bouncing, that’s what we will need because everybody saw that Fenerbahce are a very good team.

Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers says it was a pity he had two goals disallowed against Fenerbahce this evening.

Rangers produced a stunning performance in Istanbul to secure a 3-1 win over Fenerbahce in the round of 16 first-leg of the Europa League away from Ibrox. Cyriel Dessers scored the opening goal and

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho told Rangers not to celebrate too much and that their Europa League round of 16 tie is far from over despite the Scottish side winning 3-1 in the first leg in Istanbul on Thursday.