THE bad news was all on the Russian front yesterday as Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko was ruled out of Friday’s European Championship qualifier in Dublin.

Roman Pavyluchenko will miss Russia’s European Championship qualifiers against Ireland and Macedonia, manager Dick Advocaat has confirmed.

RANGERS’ Champions League hopes were left hanging in the balance when a late equaliser from Unirea Urziceni denied them a crucial first victory in the tournament this season.