Rangers qualified for the Europa League knockout stages with a game to spare as Scott Arfield's strike sealed an entertaining 3-2 win over Standard Liege at Ibrox
The Belgian visitors, needing a win to keep their hopes of reaching the round of 32 alive, took an early lead as Maxime Lestienne finished from close range (6) before Connor Goldson's firm header restored parity (39)
But within a minute, Duje Cop bravely poked Liege back in front, colliding painfully with the far post in the process
Rangers showed their resolve as they levelled for a second time before the break when James Tavernier converted his ninth penalty of the season (45+1), and Arfield met Ryan Kent's cross in the second-half to complete the turnaround (63)
The result means Rangers remain top of Group D on 11 points, level with second-placed Benfica heading into next Thursday's final round of fixtures
Rangers went into the contest unbeaten after two wins and two draws from their four previous games, while Liege only secured their first points of this season's Europa League campaign when they overcame Lech Poznan 2-1 last week despite the sending off of striker Obbi Oulare
But the visitors made the better and were ahead after just six minutes
 Allan McGregor had previously kept 37 European clean sheets but there was to be no shut-out this time
Laurent Jans' first-time ball took Tavernier out of the picture before Goldson's hesitancy allowed Cop to fire a cross to the front post, where Lestienne darted across Barisic to prod home
Rangers were lacking in aggression but did finally hit back after 39 minutes as Goldson peeled off Merveille Bokadi to meet Barisic's corner, powering a fine header back across Bodart for the equaliser
The parity was restored for 46 seconds, however
 Glen Kamara failed to get out quickly enough to stop Collins Fai collecting a free-kick and his cross was allowed to bounce all the way to the back post where Cop bundled home
But the frenetic finish to the first half saw Gers level again on the stroke of half-time as Tavernier fired home his 15th goal of the season from the penalty spot
Referee Bojan Pandzic missed Lestienne using a hand to block Kemar Roofe's strike but when alerted to the offence he pointed to the spot, and Tavernier made no mistake to send the teams in level at 2-2 at the break
Standard were bright once more following the restart, as their manager Philippe Montanier had promised they would be throughout this absorbing contest
 Roofe was in the right place to hook clear Abdoul Tapsoba's header from substitute Michel-Ange Balikwisha's corner
The Scottish Premiership leaders were certainly not out of the woods as Standard hunted the ball down with a fervent hunger
 McGregor flapped at a corner but looked more assured as he blocked Tapsoba's strike from Lestienne's fine pass
 It would prove a decisive moment
Having survived that period of pressure, Gerrard's team grew in strength and snatched the lead after 63 minutes
 Kamara picked his moment to slide Kent in behind with a reverse pass
The winger could have flashed across the six-yard box for the marked Morelos but wisely chose to pull back for Arfield, who coolly slotted home the third
Standard suddenly looked beaten as Bodart produced a stunning save to deny Borna Barisic's pinpoint free-kick before smothering at the feet of Roofe, but it was job done for Rangers and progression from the group stages in back-to-back seasons in major European competition for the first time since 2007
Rangers boss : "It was certainly a stiff test
 That's for sure
 Standard Liege are a fantastic team with real dangerous players
 They caused us real problems during the first half and we had to tweak certain things at half-time
"We asked for a bit more in certain areas and I thought our second-half performance was much better
 Over the course of the 90 minutes I thought we just deserved this result
"We showed amazing character to come back into the game in the way we did
 I've been delighted with that attitude all season
 All the tests we've had we've stood up
"The game was finely set at half-time and it was about who was going to come out and really take this game and show they wanted it more
 We really looked like a proper Rangers team in the second half
"Rangers are now unbeaten in 24 games this season - and this was a crucial win for Scotland, too
 Arfield's strike ensured they held onto 11th place in the UEFA coefficient ranking - the last position that could earn a direct place in the Champions League for the domestic champions
Arfield continued his fine recent form to meet Kent's cross with a well-taken finish which means Rangers only need to match Benfica's result in Poland next week to top the group
 Arfield was full of industry, and might have scored a second when he collected Borna Barisic's pass to force Arnaud Bodart into action
Rangers travel to face Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Football; coverage starts at 11am with kick-off at 12pm
 They finish their Europa League group stage campaign away to Lech Poznan next Thursday; kick-off 5
55pm
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