Set-piece specialist steers Rangers past Aberdeen | OneFootball

Connor Barron changed the game in the 11th minute with a corner-kick assist, as Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-0. His set-piece quality shaped the contest and set up a commanding night at Ibrox.

From his next delivery, Barron's whipped corner was attacked at the near post, where Emmanuel Fernandez glanced in from close range (11.). The midfielder kept demanding the ball, recycling possession and forcing more corners as the pressure built.

He then repeated the trick before the interval, standing up a measured cross that Nicolas Raskin headed home (41.). The precision on both balls meant Rangers could attack the first contact and pin Aberdeen's defence inside the six-yard area.

Barron finished with two assists, seven key passes and five accurate crosses from eight. He also completed 57 passes and made three tackles, underlining how his dead-ball craft and tidiness in midfield controlled the key phases for the hosts.

Because the visitors conceded territory and corners under sustained pressure, Barron's outswingers targeted near-post runs that unsettled the Dons' markers and kept Rangers in command.

Rangers visit the Dons next.