Leon Balogun and Cyriel Dessers will not have the chance of playing in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League following Rangers’ elimination from the qualifying round.

10-man Rangers fell 2-0 at home to Ukrainian side, Dynamo Kiev, in the second leg after they held the same club to a 1-1 draw last week.

The Light Blues will thus drop to the UEFA Europa League.

Dessers featured from the start in the game, while Balogun missed out due to a minor injury.

Forward, Victor Olatunji was in action as Czech Republic outfit, Sparta Prague progressed to the playoff round after they eliminated FCSB of Romania 4-3 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague won the second leg 3-2 after both teams played out a 1-1 draw in Czech Republic last week.

Ogbu and Slavia Praha made it to the playoffs, courtesy of a 1-0 win over Union St.Gilloise in Belgium to go through 4-1 on aggregate.

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