Rangers' inconsistent striker Cyriel Dessers made amends against Olympiakos with a second-half equalizer in the 1-1 Europa League draw in Greece. On a night when Rangers captain James Tavernier was benched, the visitors performed well in the first half, but Dessers, who often disappoints his own fans, missed two good chances, and there were other half-chances for the team. Olympiakos took the lead in the 56th minute through Moroccan forward Ayoub El Kaabi, who scored the winner in the Conference League final against Fiorentina last season. However, Dessers leveled the score with a composed finish eight minutes later, marking his second goal this week after scoring in the 2-1 comeback win over Motherwell in the League Cup semi-final on Sunday. This result was a fair reflection of Philippe Clement's side's performance, and they now have seven points from four matches, keeping their hopes alive for the knockout stage, despite upcoming games against Manchester United and Tottenham. Eintracht Frankfurt and Athletic Bilbao overtook Spurs, both on 10 points, after Eintracht defeated Slavia Prague 1-0 and Bilbao came from behind to win 2-1 at Ludogorets. Roma were held to a 1-1 draw at Union Saint-Gilloise, with Gianluca Mancini putting the Italians ahead in the 62nd minute before Kevin Mac Allister equalized for the Belgian side. Shamrock Rovers came from behind to beat The New Saints 2-1 in their Europa Conference League tie at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. TNS, who became the first Welsh Premier team to take points in the group stage of a major European competition by beating Kazakhstan side Astana 2-0 in Shrewsbury last time out, went ahead against the run of play in the 14th minute through Jordan Williams. Johnny Kenny soon equalized before in-form Dylan Watts turned the game around before half-time. Shamrock, who had missed out on a fifth successive Premier Division triumph last week, finishing runners-up as Shelbourne clinched the title, saw through the closing stages to secure another European win, keeping themselves firmly in contention for the knockout stage.
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