Rangers diehards would think you are at it with this team but there's £40m reasons to now believe – big match verdict

Two boozed-up VAR refs were lifted in Lublin for stealing a road sign 24 hours before the game.

And after a first-leg draw with Dynamo Kyiv in their Champions League qualifier, it appears Rangers might just be heading in the right direction. Cyriel Dessers slotted home from close range to make it 1-1 in Poland and give Philippe Clement’s side a terrific chance of finishing the job at Hampden next week. Just like that pair of UEFA officials, Rangers were a bit punch-drunk going into this after a turbulent summer and goalless draw at Tynecastle.

But they cleared their heads at the death to grab a last-gasp leveller and punters might now start believing Clement when he says he knows where they’re heading. Now all roads lead to Hampden, not just for Saturday’s visit of Motherwell to their temporary home but for the critical return match hanging in the balance. Andriy Yarmolenko’s goal looked like giving Dynamo a narrow lead in the third qualifying round tie.

However, Dessers – who divides the support at times – notched a vital goal to keep them in the hunt for a potential £40million European jackpot. Clement’s team were better than Kyiv on the night. Ross McCausland struck a post and Dessers was initially denied an equaliser earlier in the second half.

Rangers still have work to do if they want to progress but Dessers’ strike – with the last kick of the ball in Lublin – could prove vital. There was a strange feel around the Arena Lublin for a game of this magnitude. Which is understandable, of course, given Dynamo are using it as a temporary home for European ties due to the conflict back home Around 4000 Ukrainians were here to back them but there wasn’t the intimidation factor Rangers might have faced in an Eastern