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The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Raging Kris Boyd reacts to Rangers' Champions League exit 'hammer blow'

Kris Boyd couldn't contain his emotion as Rangers fell to defeat against Dynamo Kyiv.

The former Ibrox striker screamed "No" as he provided coverage of the match on Sky Sports.

Boyd was stunned over the decision to send off Jefte for a second yellow card but conceded Rangers were "average against an average team" as they crashed out of the Champions League.

The pundit recoiled as the first goal went in before repeating his reaction for the second with an outburst aired by Sky Sports.

Boyd groaned: "Rangers have been average tonight against an average team but they are going to find themselves out of the Champions League."


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On the Jefte sending off, he added: "How it is given as a second yellow card is beyond me. He falls to the ground - the Dynamo Kyiv player - and the referee buys it, and it is given as a yellow card.

"I know you can't check a second yellow card (with VAR) - but it is that bad, it's horrendous. I cannot believe he has been given a yellow card.

"But listen, you have got to pick yourself up from that. Rangers had a couple of chances after that, but you kind of got the feeling Rangers could have played all night and wouldn't have scored.

"Dynamo hit them on the counter attack and got two goals. Two well worked goals from their point of view.

The pundit then branded the defeat a "hammer blow" as he cited the prize pot missed out upon as the club exited in the third qualifying round.

"This is a hammer blow for Rangers. It was £5m - and I'm not saying they would have beaten Red Bull Salzburg - and the £5m would have been huge."

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