Rangers face a crucial Champions League clash as Serie A giants Napoli head to Glasgow for a Group A showdown at Ibrox.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side suffered a 4-0 defeat away at Eredivisie champions Ajax in their group stage opener as Napoli hammered Liverpool 4-1 in Naples.
Both sides have been disrupted in their preparations as the fixture was delayed by 24 hours, as part of the UK’s state of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Rangers will be pushing to revive their hopes of a knockout spot, while Napoli are aiming to continue their impressive form in 2022/23.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary from Ibrox.
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Rangers vs. Napoli live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Rangers | 0 | — | — |
| Napoli | 0 | — | — |
Goals:
Politano – (NAP) – 69th Min
80 Mins: Final roll of the dice from van Bronckhorst as Glen Kamara and Malik Tillman come on for Steven Davis and Tavernier.
Tanguy Ndombele is on for Zielinski.
74 Mins: Rangers are starting to get stretched now as Tavernier picks up a yellow card for a cynical foul on Kvaratskhelia.
Changes incoming for Napoli as Rui is replaced by Mathias Olivera and Alessio Zerbin and Giacomo Raspadori come on for Simeone and goal scorer Politano.
McGregor springs to life to deny Zielinski from distance……..AGAIN!
69 Mins: THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR NAPOLI……….1-0!!
Matteo Politano celebrates after scoring a penalty to put Napoli ahead ✨#UCL pic.twitter.com/OLEXO04kB5
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 14, 2022
The swap does the trick for Napoli as Politano’s fine spot kick arrows past McGregor!!!
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The third penalty of the day and Matteo Politanio makes it 1-0!
His first #UCL goal of the season. 💥 pic.twitter.com/GKic9WjFxx
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 14, 2022
Double sub for Rangers as Antonio Colak and Rabbi Matondo come on for Morelos and Arfield.
67 Mins: Politano has swapped spot kick duties with Zielinski
65 Mins: ANOTHER PENALTY FOR NAPOLI!!!
Barisic sticks out an arm inside the box and Lahoz has no choice but to award a spot kick for handball!!
63 Mins: First change of the night as Leon King comes on for Ryan Kent.
60 Mins: MCGREGOR SAVES AGAIN!!!!
GREEGSY!!!!!!!!
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) September 14, 2022
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McGregor guesses correctly and denies Zielinski AGAIN and Rangers keep the score at 0-0!!!
55′: American James Sands sent off
57′: Rangers save penalty
57′: Napoli score the rebound
59: VAR forces penalty to be retaken
60′: Napoli misses retaken penaltyThis game. 😳 pic.twitter.com/OP6qtU7fLZ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 14, 2022
INCREDIBLE
59 Mins: HOLD ONNNNNNNN!!
The Rangers players are claiming Politano encroached the penalty area before Zielinski’s spot kick………referee Mateu Lahoz has ordered a RETAKE!!
57 Mins: 1-0 NAPOLI!!!!!
McGregor brilliantly denies Zielinski but Politano follows up to smash home the rebound!!!
55 Mins: PENALTY NAPOLI!!!
Sands is sent off as he bundles over Simeone inside the box………after a quick VAR check…….the penalty STANDS!!
53 Mins: Successive Rangers corners keep up the pressure, but Goldson’s stooping header drops wide, and James Sands is booked.
50 Mins: The chances keep on coming……
Rangers work their way in behind the Napoli defence but Arfield snatches at a strike inside the box and drags well wide. However, Goldson is forced into action at the opposite end to concede a corner and McGregor then thwarts Kvaratskhelia.
WE ARE BACK!!! RANGERS 0 NAPOLI 0
HALF TIME: RANGERS 0 NAPOLI 0
Kvaratskhelia almost unlocks the Rangers door with the last kick of the half but his low strike is just wide!!
Chances for both sides in a breakneck opening 45 minutes at Glasgow………a second half breakthrough looks inevitable!!
HALF-TIME: Rangers 0-0 Napoli
All level at Ibrox. #UCL
📲 Follow the second-half live in our Match Hub: https://t.co/muVFNvFolv pic.twitter.com/fGJkrNV9pc
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) September 14, 2022
43 Mins: Napoli skipper Giovanni Di Lorenzo is down receiving treatment on an injury but Politano is booked for time wasting.
40 Mins: A few nerves starting to creep in for Rangers as we approach half time.
Zielinski’s set piece is awkwardly headed over his own bar by Connor Goldson and Matteo Politano volleys off target.
36 Mins: Another yellow card for Rangers as John Lundstrum catches Mario Rui. The resulting free kick eventually falls to Stanislav Lobotka and he lashes miles over the bar!!
30 Mins: How is this still 0-0!!?!!
More chances as we hit the 30 minute mark!!
Morelos shrugs off a challenge to test Meret for the first time, before man of moment Khvicha Kvaratskhelia works an angle for a shot, but the Georgian’s bending effort flashes wide of McGregor’s post.
22 Mins: The pace has dropped after that flurry of chances in Glasgow. Morelos picks up the game’s first booking as he follows through on Meret.
17 Mins: The ebb and flow continues, as Simeone bursts on a through ball into the box. However, Rangers veteran keeper Allan McGregor spreads himself to make a brave stop!!
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Rangers pay tribute to the Queen and after a minute’s silence sing God Save The King. pic.twitter.com/MzIrk8sWYb
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 14, 2022
14 Mins: RANGERS POWER FORWARD AGAIN!!
Borna Barisic drives forward from full back to feed in Scott Arfield and the former Burnley star brings a brilliant stop from Alex Meret!!
10 Mins: No sign of this tie slowing down just yet as Giovanni Simeone almost steals in behind the Rangers defence and Tavernier cannot readjust to Ryan Kent’s driven cross.
4 Mins: NAPOLI RESPOND!!
It has been a rapid start here in Glasgow, as Napoli raid at the other end, and Polish international Piotr Zielinski smashes against the post!!
2 Mins: MASSIVE CHANCE for Rangers inside the first 90 seconds!!
With no away fans inside Ibrox, the home support roars Rangers into their first attack!!
James Tavernier’s cross lands perfectly for Alfredo Morelos inside the box but his header flies wide!!
KICK OFF: WE ARE UNDERWAY – RANGERS V NAPOLI
5 Mins to KO: A minute’s silence observed by the home fans followed by the national anthem at Ibrox ahead of KO
Rangers fans’ tribute before kick-off against Napoli. pic.twitter.com/w5AOlPYTUv
— Jordan Campbell (@JordanC1107) September 14, 2022
God Save the King at Ibrox pic.twitter.com/qNWlDVHgA5
— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) September 14, 2022
15 Mins to KO: The scene is set for an HUGE night in Glasgow!!
💙#UCL pic.twitter.com/TBYv9yCay7
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) September 14, 2022
30 Mins to KO: Van Bronckhorst on recalling McGregor and Morelos
“I have every faith in him (McGregor) with the experience he has. Of course it is different for Allan, that he is not starting the games from the beginning, but he is still the same in training, he is still the same person and he will be fine.”
“Alfredo is in a good place mentally and physically, he is training really well and I have had a good conversation with him. He is in a far better place and makes it difficult for me to leave him out of the starting team.”
55 Mins to KO: NAPOLI TEAM NEWS IN!!
📃 STARTING 11:
Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Minjae, Mario Rui, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia#RangersNapoli #UCL
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/47RYJDKlkb— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 14, 2022
1 hr to KO: RANGERS TEAM NEWS CONFIRMED!!
Allan McGregor comes in for the injured Jon McLaughlin in goal, as veteran Northern Ireland international Steven Davis covers for Glen Kamara in midfield.
Alfredo Morelos and Scott Arfield also return with Malik Tillman and Antonio Colak dropping to the bench.
🆕 Tonight’s #RangersFC team to face @sscnapoli in the @ChampionsLeague.
🗒️ Full Team News: https://t.co/p0iMa9VGu5#UCL pic.twitter.com/HUZk2mqq5r
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) September 14, 2022
1 Hr 15 Mins to KO: Elsewhere in Champions League action, Rangers arch rivals Celtic are drawing 1-1 at the break in their trip to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Level at the break.#UCL | #ShakhtarCeltic | #COYBIG 🍀 pic.twitter.com/zkLsSkk2Ra
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) September 14, 2022
1 Hr 30 Mins to KO: Rangers are set to defy UEFA ahead of kick against Napoli in Glasgow
BREAKING: Despite UEFA declining a request, the national anthem will be sung in honour of the Queen before Rangers’ Champions League game against Napoli tonight. pic.twitter.com/se7l0EjqCT
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 14, 2022
1 Hr 45 Mins to KO: Rangers have confirmed their pre match plans to honour Queen Elizabeth II
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be honoured this evening at Ibrox with a minute’s silence, a display created by the Union Bears, and a rendition of the Nation Anthem.
If you are attending tonight’s match, we encourage all supporters to be in their seat for 19:50.
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) September 14, 2022
Rangers vs. Napoli lineups
Van Bronckhorst is without Tom Lawrence, Kemar Roofe and Filip Helander for this tie, but Ryan Jack returns to the starting XI, as Allan McGregor replaces Jon McLaughlin.
Rangers lineup (4-2-3-1): McGregor (GK) — Barisic, Sands, Goldson, Tavernier — Lundstrum, Davis — Kent, Arfield, Jack — Morelos
Rangers subs (12): McCrorie (GK), Budinauckas (GK), Ridvan, Wright, Davies, Matondo, Sakala, Kamara, Tillman, Colak King, Devine
Napoli head coach Luciano Spalletti is without talisman Victor Osimhen and he has recalled Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski at Ibrox.
Napoli lineup (4-2-31): Meret (GK) — Rui, Kim, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo — Lobotka, Anguissa — Kvaratskhelia, Zielinski, Politano — Simeone
Napoli subs (11): Sirigu (GK), Idasiak (GK), Jesus, Ndombele, Elmas, Raspadori, Olivera, Zerbin, Østigård, Zanoli, Gaetano
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What time is Rangers vs. Napoli?
Rangers play host to Napoli at Ibrox in Glasgow, Scotland. It kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on Wed, Sep 14.
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Wed, Sep 14 | Wed, Sep 14 | Wed, Sep 14 | Thu, Sep 15 |
| Time | 20:00 BST | 15:00 ET | 15:00 ET | 05:00 AET |
How to watch Rangers vs. Napoli
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | BT Sport 4 | – | – | – |
| Streaming | BT Sport website/app | Paramount+/VIX+ | DAZN | Stan Sport |
UK: Champions League matches are carried across BT Sport streaming and TV platforms.
USA: Rangers vs. Napoli will be shown on streaming services Paramount+ and VIX+.
Canada: Every Champions League match all season long are broadcast in Canada via DAZN.
Australia: Every Champions League match all season long are streamed in Australia via Stan Sport.
