Rangers manager Derek McInnes admitted that his side did not deserve to progress after an embarassing Europa League defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok. Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland levelled the tie on aggregate with an early penalty but a second half header from Nik Prelec was enough for the Polish side to go through.Rangers will now drop into the Conference League playoffs and face FK Jablonec of the Czech Republic next week.McInnes told Rangers TV: Im disappointed that weve exited the Europa League. The opportunity is gone and we have to say we havent done enough over both legs to merit getting through.I thought we were good value for 1-0. I thought they had a few scary moments but I just think where we are at the moment, as a team, I thought the goal would help us. We changed the shape to try to get Djeidi Gassama and Daisuke Yokota more involved.We stopped playing into our strikers and lost a bit of control of the game. At 1-0 the game is in the balance, weve still got it all to do. We had to step it up to go and get the next goal, and we never did.The goal was systematic of the types of goals weve lost throughout pre-season.McInnes is still waiting for his first win in charge of Rangers after joining from Hearts in the summer.I think it was justified to be honest, he says. What we served up in the second half was not good enough. Topics Rangers F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Rangers 1-1 Jagiellonia Bialystock Scottish giants knocked out of Europa League at Ibrox Tom Rostance 13th August, 2026 Rangers v Jagiellonia Biaystok Confirmed team news for Europa League playoff Tom Rostance 13th August, 2026 Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1 Rangers: Report and result from Europa League Ben Miller 6th August, 2026 Celtic discover Champions League opponents as Rangers prepare for Europa League Mitch Fretton 3rd August, 2026 Dundee United 1-1 Rangers: Report, result, goals as Rose and Aasgaard score in Scottish Premiership draw Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Pre season friendly matches today: Reports, results, goals from across Europe Ben Miller 26th July, 2026
