Rangers have created club history in Europe by beating a Swedish club for the first time.

The Scottish giants fought to a 2-0 victory away at Malmo at the Eleda Stadium in their Europa League opener on Thursday.

Philippe Clement’s Rangers side beat Malmo 2-0 in their opening Europa League matchAFP

In the Ibrox outfit’s previous six clashes against a team from Sweden, they had failed to claim a win – losing on four occasions and drawing twice.

It was the most matches they had faced from a specific nation without emerging victorious.

Four of those games came against Malmo, who had picked up two wins and as many draws in European meetings between them.

But the visitors got off to a dream start after taking the lead through versatile attacker Nedim Bajrami.

The 25-year-old broke the deadlock after just 55 seconds, where he tapped home into an empty net after Cyriel Dessers’ strike hit the post.

It is the first time a Rangers player has scored inside a minute during an European fixture since October 1998.

That was when AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso was on Rangers’ books during his brief spell in Scotland.

The Italian midfielder found the back of the net early on in the old UEFA Cup in a 4–2 win against Beitar Jerusalem.

AFPBajrami broke the deadlock for Rangers inside a minute at the Eleda Stadium[/caption]

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