The lead in Group D was at stake when the top two sides met in the Europa League clash at Ibrox, just a few weeks since fighting out a 3-3 draw in Lisbon.
Steven Gerrard went with an attacking line-up – with only Steven Davis and Glen Kamara coming in for Ryan Jack and Joe Aribo to deviate from the weekend’s 4-0 win over Aberdeen.
But it was a case of deja vu for Rangers.
Here's how the players rated.
Scale - 10: One of the best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: A terrible day at the office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of the worst performances you've seen.
1. Allan McGregor - 6
Goalkeeper had no chance with either goal and other than that had little to do. Will not be happy to lose clean sheet. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
2. James Tavernier - 6
Captain was all over the park as per, but it was his opposite full-back's time to shine. Should have done better with headers in either half in front of Broomloan Road - scoring the header and then clearing in the second but still did not deserve to have the own goal go off him. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
3. Leon Balogun - 7
Preferred to Helander and mopped up behind Goldson well. Some important last man challenges kept things safe until the last ten. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
4. Connor Goldson - 5
Defender looked uncertain in the second half after a steady first half and more conviction may have avoided Benfica's first. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group