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Shkupi 0 Rangers 0: Gerrard's men advance despite dour draw

Rangers kept a clean sheet in Macedonia to sew up a 2-0 aggregate victory over Shkupi in the first round of Europa League qualifying.

Steven Gerrard cleared his first hurdle as Rangers manager as a 0-0 draw at Shkupi on Tuesday sealed progression to the Europa League second qualifying round.

Having taken a 2-0 first-leg lead to Macedonia, the Scottish Premiership side did what was required to secure a meeting with either Croatian club Osijek or Moldovan side Petrocub.

Rangers largely struggled to repeat the dominance of their Ibrox victory, when goals from James Murphy and James Tavernier gave them a handy advantage.