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
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
15 mins: Close!
Rangers come close to a second goal after a sharp break. Nicolas Raskin releases Vaclav Cerny on the right wing and he bombs forward before cutting inside.
The Celtic defence keep their distance so Cerny unleashes a shot that takes a deflection and rattles the crossbar.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
12 mins: Rangers take the early lead through Hagi and Celtic now need a response. The hosts bring the ball down the left but Celtic’s press is strong and they recover possession.
Rangers are quick to get back into position and hold the next attack at bay.
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
11 mins
Gheorghe Hagi in attendance to watch his son blast Rangers into the lead, a spine-tingling atmosphere now and the game is beautifully set up.
Can Celtic respond?
GOAL! Rangers 1-0 Celtic (Hagi, 9)
9 mins
Yilmaz sprinting towards the Celtic goal and Ibrox rises in expectation.
A better response now from Rangers... GOAL! HAGI!
Raskin picked the pocket and then the lovely backheel allows Hagi to gallop onto it and strike it low and hard into the bottom right corner, a stunner, 1-0!
Rangers 0-0 Celtic
3 mins
A brilliant cross from McGregor, it almost fell kindly inside the six-yard box to Kyogo, a big chance! Away for another corner... It was poor from Yilmaz and his fluffed clearance at the back post.
Rangers suffering already, still 0-0 and relief as it’s punted up towards the half-way line.
Rangers 0-0 Celtic
2 mins
We’re underway at Ibrox, a must-win for Rangers.
Celtic, whose players huddled in a circle seconds before kick-off, get on the ball early here and spark plenty of boos...
It’s frantic stuff from Rangers, Celtic piling on the pressure inside two minutes. Kyogo snatched at it with a few more swings at goal, corner...
Rangers v Celtic
Beautifully observed by the supporters, and we’re ready to go here. A final reminder of that team news...
Rangers XI: Kelly, Ridvan, Propper, Sterling, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Bajrami, Hagi, Cerny, Igamane
Subs: Munn, Cortes, Barron, Dessers, Matondo, Dowell, King, Fraser, Danilo
CelticXI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate, Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo
Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Palma, Idah, Valle, Yang, McCowan, Engels, Ralston
Rangers v Celtic
A minute’s silence upcoming for the Ibrox disaster in 1971, which led to 66 deaths...
Rangers v Celtic
The teams are out at Ibrox and ‘Simply The Best’ is blasting out of the tannoy speakers...
Here we go, this should be a fiery one, win or bust for the hosts.
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