Rangers dumped out by Jagiellonia — McInnes still waiting for first win

How it unravelled

Rangers went into the second leg at Ibrox needing to overturn a one-goal deficit against a Jagiellonia side that had already shown in the first leg they were no pushovers. The Polish outfit had beaten Rangers 2-1 in Bialystok, and rather than fold under the pressure of a hostile Ibrox crowd, they held firm — leaving with a draw that was enough to see them through.

The aggregate scoreline, 3-2, tells a story of a Rangers side that couldn't find the extra gear when it mattered. A draw at home in a European qualifier, when you're already behind, is the kind of result that echoes around a club for months.

The McInnes problem

McInnes arrived at Ibrox carrying goodwill — a manager who knows Scottish football, who has built sides before, who was seen as a steady hand. But steady hands don't survive winless runs at Rangers, and the pressure that was building quietly is now very loud indeed.

Reported by both The Guardian and BBC Sport, this result extends McInnes's winless start to his tenure. No wins, no European football, and a squad that couldn't beat a Polish side that most Rangers fans had never heard of six weeks ago. The questions about whether the squad is good enough — and whether McInnes is the right man to fix it — are now front and centre, not background noise.

What Rangers lose

The Europa League exit carries real weight. As analysis from both The Guardian and BBC Sport notes, European football at this stage of the season shapes a club's entire campaign — the fixtures, the atmosphere, the pull for players weighing up their options. Without it, Rangers head into a domestic season already on the back foot.

Jagiellonia, meanwhile, progress. They came to Ibrox, didn't blink, and earned it.

The rebuild — if that's what this is — starts now.