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The match at Ibrox Stadium is over, Malmö have won! With a brace from Antonio Colak, the Swedes qualify for the final playoffs in the quest to advance to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Alfredo Morelos' goal was of little use to the Scots.
ALFREDO MORELOS! The Colombian appears after Ryan Kent's cross from the left. 1-0 win for the home team and for the moment they are through to the playoffs of the Champions League.
Alfredo Morelos stole a ball that seemed to be controlled by the defense, sent the pass backwards and when it seemed that the play was over, Joe Aribo shot, but the ball deflected off an opponent.
"When participating in a club of this magnitude, it would be very naïve and unhelpful to listen to outside noise. We have a lot of faith and confidence in ourselves".
"We are 90 minutes away from turning the atmosphere around and kicking off our season with a top performance. I'm not worried about the outside noise, although we don't really listen to it"
"It's important that we keep a clean sheet, but we have to be aggressive and be positive looking for goals. In most games where we've been challenged, these guys have delivered, and I'm confident we can do it again".
In a few moments we will share with you the Rangers vs Malmö FF live starting rosters, as well as the latest information from the Ibrox Stadium. Keep an eye on the action with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage.
In the Swedish team, the presence of the german Antonio-Mirko Čolak stands out, who so far in the 2021 season, has contributed 10 goals in 15 appearances with the team, being seen as the main player in the attack of the team led by Jon Dahl Tomasson.
In the Scottish team, the work of the experienced Steven Davis stands out, in charge of giving clarity and managing the team's strings in midfield; he is the brain, the main key of Steven Gerrard's team.
In total, these two teams have met on three occasions, where the numbers favor the Swedish team, which has achieved two victories and drew the remaining match. In terms of goals, Malmö has scored four and Rangers has scored two.
The light blue team wants to continue with its good path in the current season since they are first in the Swedish league and have given the first blow to access the playoff prior to the group stage of the Champions League. The team coached by Jon Dahl Tomasson only needs a draw, but it is an ambitious team and will seek to certify its qualification away from home.
The Glasgow team has started its 2021-22 season in an irregular way, as it has lost two of the three matches it has played, sowing serious doubts among its fans. Steven Gerrard's team needs a victory that will allow them to reach the last stage prior to the group stage and thus recover the confidence they had gained in the preseason where the results were positive.
The first match of this series was played at Sweden's Eleda Stadium (Swedbank Stadion) and ended 2-1 in favor of Malmö, with goals from Sören Rieks in the 47th minute and Veljko Birmančević. Steven Davis scored for the Scots at minute 90+5.
The match Rangers vs FF Malmö will be played at the Ibrox Stadium, located in the city of Glaswog, Scotland. It is owned by Rangers Football Club and has a capacity of 50,987 spectators. With these numbers, it is the third largest stadium in Scotland and the tenth largest stadium in the United Kingdom by capacity.