Barry Ferguson says his Rangers future "needs to get sorted soon" as the club have a "lot of work to do" after their Europa League exit to Athletic Bilbao confirmed a trophy-less season. Goals from Oihan Sancet and Nico Williams at San Mames ended Rangers' journey in the quarter-finals after Ferguson had guided them past Fenerbahce in the last 16. The former club captain replaced Philippe Clement in February until the end of the season and has won four, lost four, and drawn two of his 10 matches in charge. "Where this leaves me now is I'm going to finish the season as strongly as possible," Ferguson said when asked about his future. "I've not sat down and talked about it - but it needs to get sorted soon because as a club we need to do a lot of work. "The club needs to get back challenging. I just want my club to get back to where it should be, whether it's me or someone else." Ferguson admitted Rangers were beaten by a "quality side" in Bilbao. However, he lamented two decisions he felt could have changed the game, including a shirt pull on Cyriel Dessers that might have resulted in a penalty and red card when the match was goalless. But the officials were unmoved and Athletic pressed home their dominance to reach the semi-finals. Now with just five league games left and the title all but gone, Ferguson's fate will be part of the focus for Rangers amid the potential for a takeover and a squad overhaul. "I was enjoying myself, but I got an opportunity not many people get," he said. "I would have been crazy to knock it back. "All I was focused on was making sure the three months were as enjoyable as possible. My main objective is to make sure we get the club back to a strong position because this season has been way off what is required." Rangers captain James Tavernier gave his backing to Ferguson in the aftermath of the Athletic defeat. The 33-year-old also took responsibility for his part in the second goal in Bilbao, saying he was organising but "switched off" as Oscar de Marcos picked out Williams. "We have to reflect on this season, it's not been good enough," the defender added. "There's going to be a lot of change, it can only get better. "I've been really happy since Barry came in, he's steadied the ship and knows the DNA of the club. I'd love to have Barry here next season, it's not up to me." Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson If I was in Barry's shoes now, I'd be looking at the younger players in the next five games. Get them into the squad so you can see if they are good enough to step up. It's a horrible situation to be in because as a player you always want something to play for. Former Rangers striker Steven Naismith This next month is dead time. Until there's confirmation of the takeover, it's going to be really tough to motivate everybody. When you've got nothing to play for, subconsciously the level drops. Former Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday Clearly the squad needs significant investment. There's going to be a huge turnover of players and to do that successfully you need money. Let us know what you think, Rangers fans. Should Ferguson be the permanent Rangers manager? How should he approach the final five games of the season? Let us know your thoughts.

Bodo/Glimt survived a superb Lazio fightback to win a frantic encounter on penalties and reach the Europa League semi-finals. The 3-2 success on spot-kicks, following a 3-3 draw on aggregate, was the first time any Norwegian side had reached the last four of a men's European competition. Bodo/Glimt will now face Tottenham for a place in the final, with the first leg taking place in London on 1 May and the second at the Aspmyra Stadion on 8 May. With a two-goal deficit to overcome, Valentin Castellanos gave Lazio hope in the Rome return with a 23rd-minute opener. The Argentine forward sent an expert backheeled effort past Nikita Haikin after Gustav Isaksen pulled the ball back to him on the edge of the six-yard box. Tijjani Noslin then made it 2-0, levelling the tie on aggregate in dramatic fashion, when he bundled in from close range from a corner in the third minute of injury time. Substitute Boulaye Dia added a third in extra time to put Lazio in control of the tie, leaping highest to head home a Matteo Guendouzi cross. However, Andreas Helmersen brought the visitors back to parity in the 109th minute by powering Sondre Brunstad Fet's cross past home keeper Christos Mandas. The forward, though, could not take part in the resulting shootout when he was sent off for a second yellow card in the final minute of extra time. Jens Petter Hauge had Bodo/Glimt's first penalty saved while Lazio scored through Dia, but two missed spot-kicks from Loum Tchaouna and Noslin, and two scored by Fet and Sondre Sorli swung the outcome in favour of the Norwegian side. But Patrick Berg missed the chance to win it for the visitors after both sides had netted their fourth penalty. But goalkeeper Haikin then saved Castellanos' effort to make it 3-2 to Bodo/Glimt and spark jubilant celebrations for their historic achievement.

Legia Warsaw's travelling support brought colour, noise and pyrotechnics to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. They lit flares and took their shirts off in celebration as the Polish club defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the second leg of the Conference League quarter-finals. Despite the result, it is the Blues who progress to face Sweden's Djurgarden in the semi-finals of Europe's third-tier competition with a 4-2 aggregate victory. And Legia will be bracing for trouble as they are expected to face more disciplinary action for their supporters' behaviour from governing body Uefa - adding to a long list of infractions in European competitions. Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Legia have been fined in 17 of their 30 ties in Europe, totalling to about €464,250 (£396,000) in fines. In west London, Tomas Pekhart's 10th-minute penalty gave Legia a surprise lead against the Premier League side, sparking wild celebrations at the away end as the travelling contingent took their shirts off in joy. Chelsea restored parity through Marc Cucurella, but when Steve Kapuadi scored what proved to be the winner in the 53rd minute, the Legia fans responded by lighting dozens of flares. Fireworks, flares, smoke powder, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnics are among items that are prohibited inside stadiums during Uefa competitions and Legia will now await consequences from the governing body. Legia fans have long been associated with disorder on European nights. Chelsea were only allocated 742 tickets for the quarter-final first leg in Poland last week because of security concerns. Their fans were also advised not to wear Chelsea shirts in Poland amid fears of trouble from the Legia supporters. In the return leg, Stamford Bridge saw an attendance of just 29,027. The Blues fans may have been put off by the heightened police presence in and around the stadium and the closure of multiple sections of the ground amid concerns about the away support. Legia were given a reduced allocation of 1,021 tickets and they were escorted to the stadium by the police in west London. But this is not the first time they have created trouble on English soil. Legia's trip to Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League group stage in November 2023 was marred by violence. Four police officers were hurt in clashes with Legia fans near Villa Park in the build-up to that game. Villa won the fixture 2-1 with the away fans not allowed into the stadium. The police made 46 arrests in relation to the incident while two horses and two dogs were also injured. West Midlands Police said officers were "faced with disgusting and highly dangerous scenes", including having flares thrown at them. "The violence was the worst officers had seen at a football match in more than two decades," the West Midlands Police Federation said. The Polish club were banned from selling tickets to their fans for five European away games and were fined €464,250 (£86,100) by Uefa as a result. The governing body said the punishment was "for crowd disturbances, acts of damage, throwing of objects and lighting of fireworks" on 30 November.