Champions League Player Ratings: Rangers 0-2 Stuttgart

by Andrew Southwick

RANGERS

Allan McGregor - 8 - Could have been a lot worse without some outstanding saves.  Has done his chances of perhaps being recalled to the Scotland squad no harm.

David Weir - 5.5 - Just has not cut it in Europe this season for Rangers.

Sasa Papac - 5.5 - Rangers were simply ripped apart at the back time and time again, Papac was one of the main culprits.

Steven Whittaker - 5 - Poor in defence, and crossing when Rangers did venture forward was really poor.

Danny Wilson - 7 - For a young guy, deserved so much better from those around him. In for Bougherra, he can hold his head up high and deserves to keep his place for Saturday.

Lee McCulloch - 5 - Offers very little for Rangers on the left hand side.  Problem position that really needs sorted.

Steven Davis - 6 - So often the influential player for Rangers, he was average in a midfield that was dominated by Stuttgart.

Kevin Thomson - 6 - Has not been the same player he was before his injury, does not impose himself on games.

Kris Boyd - 5 - Service was poor but Boyd showed why he is so often criticised - he does nothing outside of the box.

Kenny Miller - 5.5 - Usual performance; full of running, little end product. 

Kyle Lafferty - 5.5 - Appears to be wasted out on the right.  Looks like a centre forward being played as a winger.

Substitutes:

DaMarcus Beasley - 5 - Only had five minutes at the end.

Nacho Novo - 6.5 - Tried to get down the wing as often as possible but terrible service hampered him.

John Fleck - 6 - Tried to make a few things happen but has the endeavor but early promise has faded.

VFB STUTTGART

Jens Lehmann - 7 - Did well to hold his nerve a few times as Rangers broke through, made a few well timed blocks look easy.

Ricardo Osorio - 6 - Did what he had to do.  Rarely troubled down the wing.

Georg Niedermaier - 7 - Solid display as Rangers attempted to get back into it.

Arthur Boka - 6.5 - Like the rest, untroubled at the back and looked very at ease.

Matthieu Delpierre - 7.5 - Gave Rangers little change in very comfortable performance.

Christian Trasch - 6 - Decent display, played his part.

Sebastian Rudy - 7.5 - Goal finished off a beautiful move between Hleb and Cacau.

Alexander Hleb - 8 - Tormented Rangers down the left.  Still premiership class.

Zdravko Kuzmanovic - 8 - Grabbed the killer second goal in dominant display.

Cacau - 7.5 - Should have made it 3-0 late on.  Only blot on an otherwise excellent display.

Pavel Pogrebniak - 5.5 - Perhaps the one weak link in the team, outshone by his teammates.

Substitutes:

Thomas Hitzlsberger - 7.5 - Showed Stuttgart's qualty that he could come off the bench and dictate the play.

Timo Gebhart - 5 - On in 90th minute.

Julian Schieber - 5 - Replaced Cacau in the final ten minutes.