A Djeidi Gassama brace either side of a Cyriel Dessers spot-kick at Ibrox put Rangers firmly in control ahead of next week's return fixture.

Rasmus Hojlund fired Manchester United to a late 2-1 win at Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday, while Tottenham were held to a stalemate at Rangers.

UEFA Champions League: Goals from Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries helped Inter Milan beat Viktoria Plzen 2-0 away from home.

Reigning European champions Madrid had no trouble against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic, with Karim Benzema scoring twice in a 5-0 win.

In his last nine matches, Gareth Bale has been taken off seven times, five of those when Real Madrid were chasing a goal.

Julen Lopetegui is under tremendous pressure after Real Madrid suffered their fourth defeat in five games and third in a row.

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has warned Viktoria Plzen there will be no let-up from his free-scoring team in Wednesday's Champions League clash at Eastlands.

Bayern utterly dominated the game, with 35 efforts on goal - 22 on target - compared with none from the visiting Czech champion.

Injury-prone Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky gave his side a scare ahead of Euro 2012 on Sunday when he said he would be joining up with the squad late because of a leg muscle problem.

Viktoria Plzen's Czech defender David Bystron will not be able to compete even if selected in the 2012 European championships after being banned for two years by European football governing body UEFA for failing a drugs test.

Viktoria Plzen produced a grandstand finish to snatch a 2-2 against qualified AC Milan on Tuesday to secure third place in Champions League Group H and qualify for the Europa League.

Holders Barcelona sealed their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League after breezing past 10-man Czech champions Viktoria Plzen 4-0 in Prague on Tuesday.

With Lionel Messi having rediscovered his scoring touch, Barcelona can clinch a berth in the second round of the Champions League when it plays at Czech champion Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday.

Barcelona set a club record by extending its unbeaten streak at the start of the season to 13 games with a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic's Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola hailed Andres Iniesta as a 'one-off' talent in a side dominated by Lionel Messi after the Spanish giants' 2-0 Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred on his injury comeback as he inspired AC Milan to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday to keep them on Barcleona's heels in Champions League Group H.