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Balogun scores own goal in Rangers draw as Slimani and Toko Ekambi fire Lyon to victory

Leon Balogun scored an own goal as Rangers played out a 1-1 draw with Brondby in Thursday’s Uefa Europa League match.

Two weeks after scoring his first goal in a European competition against the Danish team, the 33-year-old turned the ball into the back of his own net on the stroke of half-time to break the deadlock at the Brondby Stadion.

Balogun’s own goal stretched an unwanted record for Steven Gerrard’s side, making them the only team to have scored the most own goals (5) in the Europa League since the start of the 2019-20 season.

After the resumption of play, the Scottish Premiership giants scored an equaliser through second-half substitute Ianis Hagi in the 77th minute.