Rangers suffer huge title blow with shock home defeat to Motherwell
Rangers suffered a devastating blow to their Scottish Premiership title aspirations after a dramatic 3-2 defeat by Motherwell at Ibrox on Sunday left them third in the table.
Danny Röhl’s side entered the first post-split fixture desperately needing a victory to keep pace in the championship race.
Instead, the hosts endured a nightmare start in Glasgow as Lukas Fadinger stunned the home crowd with a 16th-minute opener.
Emmanuel Longelo then doubled the advantage for the visitors before the half-hour mark with a composed finish at the back post.
Stirring comeback falls short
The home side emerged with renewed attacking intent following a tactical reshuffle at the interval.
Youssef Chermiti reduced the deficit in the 51st minute before Nicolas Raskin completed the comeback 19 minutes later to ignite the stadium.
However, the Steelmen refused to buckle under the mounting pressure.
Longelo claimed his second goal of the match in the dying moments when his deflected strike agonisingly found the back of the net.
Title ambitions slipping away
The devastating late twist leaves the Ibrox club stranded on 69 points with just four domestic fixtures remaining.
Slipping to third place means they now deeply trail fierce rivals Celtic in the race for the Scottish crown.
Meanwhile, the crucial triumph strengthens fourth-placed Motherwell in their ongoing pursuit of European football next season.
Having already drawn twice with the Light Blues at Fir Park this campaign, the Lanarkshire outfit once again proved to be incredibly frustrating opposition.
