Rangers to complain to UEFA about Spanish police

GLASGOW, Mar 15 (Reuters) Rangers will complain to UEFA over what the Scottish club called 'heavy-handed policing' in their UEFA Cup defeat by Osasuna at Pamplona.

Spanish riot police were deployed in the stands at yesterday's game, which ended with a 1-0 defeat on the night and a 2-1 second knockout round exit on aggregate for the visitors.

Rangers will ''officially consult UEFA to complain'' about the lack of segregation and the police tactics, the club said.

Rangers chief executive Martin Bain told their Web site: ''We are really disappointed that despite all the preparatory work that was done by ourselves and the British Ambassador and, the fact there was a special security delegate appointed to this game, there was still a lack of segregation in this ground.

''We witnessed a letter from UEFA to Osasuna demanding that they put segregation in the ground.'' He added: ''There is no doubt about it that there is a small element that attached itself to our support, but the vast majority of Rangers fans were intimidated by heavy-handed police.

''We have spoken with the UEFA delegate at the game and he agrees with us that things were not right in the ground and the British Ambassador has also made representations to UEFA as well.'' Reuters PDS RN1928