Lyon trio have a 'blast' against Rangers as world media reacts to 'crazy match at Ibrox' in Europa League

It was a matchday two to forget for Rangers in the Europa League as they suffered a Lyon battering at Ibrox.

The Ligue 1 outfit may have not hit the heights domestically this season so far but they turned up in Govan as they hit Philippe Clement's men for four in a thumping win. Malick Fofana - who was a constant threat throughout - handed the visitors an early advantage but Tom Lawrence levelled just four minutes later. But former Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette responded moments later for a third goal inside the opening 20 minutes. The striker then smashed home a cracking goal before the break with Fofana hitting his second of the night ten minutes into the second half.

Light Blues boss Clement rued the 'difference in quality and finishing' in his post-match assessment admitting his troops didn't reward themselves after matching their French opponents chance for chance, but the sharpshooters of the Ligue 1 outfit proved the difference under the lights at Ibrox as they put Rangers to the sword.

Rangers have six more Europa League fixtures in the league phase with one win and now one defeat after an opening game away win at Malmo. Last night's encounter has made headlines across the globe with Record Sport collating the views and opinions from the media across the world.

There is, for the moment, a Ligue 1 version of OL and a Europa League version of OL. In terms of European class, after a clear inaugural success against Olympiacos a week ago at home (2-0), Pierre Sage's Lyonnais followed up with a large victory on the pitch of Glasgow Rangers (4-1), this Thursday evening, which keeps them in second place in the provisional C3 ranking behind Lazio.

In this crazy match at Ibrox, with a slightly biased score, Lyon were