Thursday night's Europa League victory for Rangers was overshadowed after two men were stabbed outside the stadium before the game.

Footage on social media appeared to show mass brawls between fans of the two clubs ahead of the second qualifying round second leg. The stabbing victims, aged 24 and 40, were taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and medical staff described their conditions as stable.

Witness Marianne Chirray wrote on Twitter: “Ibrox is chaotic! Flares being thrown, people getting kicked in the head – nightmare!”

On the park, Nikola Katic helped beat Croatian compatriots Osijek as his second-half goal was enough to see Rangers through. The centre-half headed home from close range eight minutes into the second half as the home side extended the lead given to them by Alfredo Morelos’ first-leg strike.

Borna Barisic became the first player to net against Steven Gerrard’s Gers with his last-minute strike, but the hosts clung on for a 2-1 aggregate win to set up a meeting with Slovenians Maribor in the third qualifying round.