World media explodes as Rangers engulfed in bonkers rammy and tragic Greeks lose their heads at 'biased' referee

You wouldn't blame Philippe Clement for rewarding himself with a wry smile after a gutsy 1-1 draw with Olympiacos.

Because you know you're doing something right when Athens is plunged into full conspiracy mode. You see, there's little in the way of praise for impressive Rangers midfield duo Connor Barron and Nicolas Raskin, in fact, there's scant credit for Rangers in any facet after they disarmed the Conference League holders inside their imposing Piraeus lair.

In the eyes of the Greek media it wasn't that Olympiacos were poor, nor Rangers impressive, no, this result was , in their eyes, the fault of the man in the middle – German referee Sascha Stegemann and his match officials. A shopping list length of complaints have been aired, however, many Olympiacos backers aren't fooled by the bluster, sensing the hosts' own shortcomings were the real hindrance. Record Sport takes a look at the unlikeliest of reactions to a game that almost passed without incident to neutral observers.

"The refereeing of the match was tragic and to a large extent determined the final result, being clearly biased in favour of the guests. Certainly an arbitration that is not consistent with the second-ranked European competition. More specifically, in the 11th minute, the assistant let the situation develop and while Dessers was clearly exposed, at least one metre behind the last defender of the "red and whites", with Tzolakis repelling. A few minutes later, the first official...turned a blind eye to a clear yellow card on Sterling for a very hard tackle on Martins.

"In the 44th minute Diomande held Ese, the German indicated the advantage in the phase, but did not turn the phase back to give the foul once the possession was lost. In the second