Champions League | 25/26 season

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Qualifying Rounds

Panathinaikos 1 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 3-1 on aggregate)

Not the best performance for Rangers but they got the job done in Athens. The Ibrox club are now guaranteed European football until into 2026. 

Rangers 2 - 0 Panathinaikos

Goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama secured a 2-0 victory over Panathinaikos in the first leg of their Champions League second-round qualifier.

Linfield 1 - 1 Shelbourne (Shelbourne won 2-1 on aggregate)

Shelbourne booked their place in the second qualifying round of the Champions League after eliminating ten-man Linfield.

The winners of this tie now face Qarabag in the next round, while Linfield drop into the Europa Conference League, where they will meet Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.

Champions League 25 26 | Shelbourne at Linfield

How the 2024/2025 Champions League was won

The French champions produced a dominant display to dismantle Inter Milan in what will be remembered as one of the most one-sided finals in the competition's history.

Champions League final | PSG celebrating

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