Kris Boyd looked visibly puzzled in the Sky Sports studio amid VAR drama in Rangers' Europa League draw with Athletic Club this evening.
Although the Ibrox side went down to 10 men early doors following Robin Propper's dismissal, they rallied and secured an admirable result to take to Bilbao next week.
Rangers thought they went a goal down in the closing stages, however, as Alex Berenguer found the back of the net after a scramble in the box.
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He wheeled off in celebration, but after VAR intervention, his goal was later adjudged to be offside. That wasn't the end of the drama, however, as Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs was sent to the monitor to examine a potential penalty for Rangers.
He emerged back onto the pitch and pointed to the spot. Boyd was clearly puzzled as events unfolded:
LIAM KELLY'S SAVED IT! 🧤 Berenguer had scored for Athletic Bilbao before it was ruled out by VAR for offside but a penalty was then awarded in the build-up for a Sterling handball which was saved by Liam Kelly 🤯 pic.twitter.com/X10NBTmjnJ
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 10, 2025
Prior to the VAR debacle, young Bailey Rice, starting only his third game for Rangers, had to be withdrawn after a nasty collision.
Interim boss Barry Ferguson, however, provided a positive update on his condition post-match, as he also weighed in on Propper's red card: "Bailey took a knock on the back of his neck," he said [TNT].
"He's fine, he's up and talking going about, so that's good.
"Looking back, I can see why the referee gave a red card.
"We had to drop deep with two banks of four [after]. People had to put a shift in, and they did.
"There was a real collectiveness."
Rangers return to domestic action this weekend as they travel to face Aberdeen at Pittodrie in the Scottish Premiership.
