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EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUND THREE Rangers went down 2-1 to Jagiellonia in Poland despite taking an early lead through an own goal but will hope to turn things round at Ibrox next week. It was a difficult night for Heart of Midlothian as they suffered a 6-1 defeat to Benfica in Lisbon, with the return leg at Tynecastle next Thursday. Tom Renaud got the goal for Hearts. CONFERENCE LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUND THREE Hibernian beat Shkendija 2-1 at Easter Road with Warren O’Hora grabbing a dramatic late winner after Owen Elding's 75th-minute opener was quickly cancelled out. Hibs go to North Macedonia next week, with Gent or Gothenburg awaiting in the play-offs should they progress. Motherwell have given themselves a good chance of securing a Conference League play-off against Freiburg after a 1-1 draw with HJK Helsinki in Finland. Tawanda Maswanhise gave the Steelmen the lead from the penalty spot but former Celtic striker Teemu Pukki equalised.