Hearts have fallen to a 3-0 defeat against Fiorentina in their latest Europa Conference League clash.
The Jambos headed into the bout with confidence after a 2-0 win over RFS on matchday two but they got nowhere near the Serie A club in a tough first half. It was 1-0 to the away side at Tynecastle inside three minutes after Rolando Mandragora's effort and Christian Kouame notched a bicycle kick before half-time to leave Robbie Neilson's men with a mountain to climb.
After a brighter start to the second half, it got so much harder for Hearts when Lewis Neilson was sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity by pulling down Luka Jovic, although it wasn't clear whether or not he'd beat goalkeeper Craig Gordon to the ball. Jovic's goal finished off scoring on the night as Hearts sit third in Group A, one point behind the Florence outfit ahead of taking them on away from home next week. Here is how we rated the Hearts players.
