Scottish side Rangers endured a night to forget as they were thrashed 6-0 by Club Brugge in their Champions League playoff on Wednesday, completing a crushing 9-1 aggregate defeat that sent the Belgian side into the league phase.

The match could hardly have started worse for the Glasgow club, as Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring after five minutes before Rangers defender Max Aarons was sent off for hauling down Christos Tzolis as the last man three minutes later.

Hans Vanaken doubled Brugge’s lead after 32 minutes, before Joaquin Seys netted twice in quick succession before halftime to complete a blistering brace that turned the contest into a rout.

Rangers’ nightmare deepened when Alexander Stankovic struck a fifth for the hosts deep into first-half stoppage time.

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