Rangers v Celtic LIVE: Result and reaction as Ianis Hagi inspires Old Firm victory
The first Old Firm derby of 2025 saw Rangers cut the gap at the top of the table to 11 points
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Your support makes all the difference.Rangers cut the gap to rivals Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership as Philippe Clement secured his first Old Firm win after seven attempts in an emphatic 3-0 win.
Midfielder Ianis Hagi produced a stunning drive from outside the box to break the deadlock to rock Brendan Rodgers' side.
Kyogo Furuhashi’s delightful finish was chalked off for offside early in the second half, but the hosts made the game safe thanks to defender Robin Propper converting in the 65th minute and substitute Danilo smashing home a third in the 81st minute.
The result sees the Light Blues now 11 points behind the Premiership leaders to keep their slim title hopes alive, with the mood lifted thanks to a raucous atmosphere at Ibrox.
Relive all the action from the Ibrox below:
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
53 mins: Disallowed!
Celtic think they’ve got the equaliser. A little dainty pass over the top comes to Kyogo who makes a run in behind. He touches the ball under control then sweeps it past Liam Kelly only for the offside flag to go up.
There’ll be a VAR check but it looks like the correct decision.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
51 mins: There’s an intensity to Celtic now. They must have had a telling off by the manager during the break and seem more like themselves at the start of this half.
Rangers knock the ball back to Liam Kelly who belts it over to the right wing hoping to spur Vaclav Cerny forward. The winger is offside though and Celtic win a free kick.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
48 mins: Kyogo makes a decent run into the box through the middle and the ball is played into him. He looks to get a shot off but Dujon Sterling is on hand to poke the ball away from the forward before he can shoot.
Already a promising sign for Celtic though.
Second half! Rangers 1-0 Celtic
Celtic head back onto the pitch early after a less than stellar first half. Rangers are greeted by a huge roar when they jog back out onto the grass at Ibrox.
The home side get the ball rolling again and look to build on their lead.
HT Rangers 1-0 Celtic
Ianis Hagi gives Rangers the lead at the half-time break.
Half-time! Rangers 1-0 Celtic
45+6 mins: Save!
Celtic win a corner that gets glanced on to Reo Hatate. He pings a wonderful strike at goal and forces a nice save down low to the right from Liam Kelly.
Big chance for Celtic.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
45+5 mins: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn takes a knock to the face and gets a cut on his noise. With blood coming out his needs a bit of treatment before a Celtic free kick can take place.
Celtic’s Bernardo whips the ball in towards the near post but Rangers defend it easily enough.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
45+2 mins: Rangers head into the lead with a slim lead that could easily have been more. Celtic seemed a little more shellschoked and they’ll be want to reset in time for the second 45 minutes.
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