Napoli on fire
Superstar trio Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Hirving Lozano may have been missing from the starting line-up but Napoli were still utterly irresistible at times. The slick passing of Luciano Spalletti's side was mesmerising with its verve and must be so difficult to combat out on the grass. Physically they are no slouches either and they rarely looked troubled by anything Rangers had to offer and were worthy 3-0 winners. If this Champions League campaign is anything to go by, you'd have to imagine the Partenopei will be a tidy bet to shock the world in this competition. While glory in Europe's elite competition looks within reach given their talent, you'd imagine a first Scudetto since the days of Maradona is the principal aim for the season with a title win that would send the football-mad city into joyous raptures for weeks on end.
A Champions League step too far
Rangers' have shown they are a solid Europa League side over the course of four years and last season's trip to the final was no fluke. However, the Champions League is clearly a step too far. The billionaire's playground shines a harsh light on any deficiencies - and Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men have plenty. It's now imperative that they get something from their final game against fellow strugglers Ajax and gain some level of self-respect by avoiding any unwanted records as the worst team in the competition's history. The Dutch side may have sauntered to a 4-0 win at the Amsterdam Arena in the opening fixture but since then have endured their own tales of woe against high-class opposition, losing every game since. Like the others in the group, the Erevidise side have a better side on paper than Rangers but the gap isn't so stark that they can't lay a glove in a one-off game at Ibrox.
Yilmaz shows he's got quality
The £5m signing's scarce appearances have been used against sporting director Ross Wilson when assessing his summer transfer business and while such criticism is understandable, so is a slow burn settling-in period for a 21-year-old Turk coming to a very different football culture. He's clearly a tidy little player with creative flair who is very comfortable in possession and he wasn't overawed in about as tough an environment as he could face. There are still justifiable concerns about how he copes with the inevitable targeting at the back post domestically but it appears he will have little problem on the football front. On tonight's showing, he did enough to suggest he may well be a good asset to have in the years ahead.
Morelos continues woeful season
When you're facing a superior opponent who will dominate the ball you need your attacking players to make the most of their scant opportunities, so when Alfredo Morelos was found in the box with the goal gaping by Yilmaz he really had to score. The Colombian's fresh air swipe summed up his season so far - a calamity. It's a serious fall from grace for a player who became the club's record European goalscorer on the back of stunning continental performances where he bullied defenders. Where that Alfredo has gone is anyone's guess, but he's certainly been posted missing at Ibrox this season where the current incarnation of El Buffalo looks a shadow of the bulldozer that once tormented defenders.
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