Rangers were convincingly beaten by Greek Super League outfit Olympiacos in their final pre-season match at Ibrox before the competitive action starts next weekend.
Michael Beale’s side produced an error-strewn display on a dismal night to leave them with plenty of work to do ahead of Saturday’s last warm-up match against Hoffenheim in Germany.
Kostas Fortounis’ opened the scoring for the visitors on the stroke of half-time before Todd Cantwell was brought down in the penalty area and captain James Tavernier stepped up to convert the resulting spot-kick early in the second half. However, Olympiacos regained the lead after 56 minutes through Joao Carvalho’s close-range finish.
The hosts did create some decent chances to level the contest with Abdallah Sima and Sam Lammers forcing visiting keeper Alexandros Paschalakis into making impressive saves, but Carvalho bagged his second on 69 minutes to wrap up victory for the Olympiacos.
Here, we take a look at the story of the match through the camera lense:
5. GettyImages-1556771537.jpg
Cyriel Dessers has been steadily building himself up to full fitness and the Nigerian international striker came close to scoring in the second half. | Getty Images
6. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Rangers manager Michael Beale during a pre-season friendly between Rangers and Olympiacos at Ibrox Stadium, on July 26, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Rangers manager Michael Beale gives instructions during the 3-1 friendly defeat by Olympiakos. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group
7. GettyImages-1556769973.jpg
Todd Cantwell gets taken down in the box by visiting keeper Alexandros Paschalakis to earn Rangers a penalty. | Getty Images
8. GettyImages-1556769982.jpg
Skipper James Tavernier made no mistake from the spot, calmly dispatching his effort from 12-yards straight down the middle. | Getty Images