Rangers and AC Milan drew 2-2 at Ibrox in a thoroughly entertaining friendly.
Attendance 45,197 enthralled throughout on a bitterly cold evening.
Milan's galaxy of stars were all there - Ronaldinho, Kaka, David Beckham, Andrea Pirlo, Filippo Inzaghi, Andriy Shevchenko, Clarence Seedorf and the new wonderkid - Pato.
Manager Walter Smith meanwhile made five changes from Saturday with Sasa Papac, Steven Naismith, Maurice Edu, Lee McCulloch and Kyle Lafferty replacing Kirk Broadfoot, Steve Davis, Barry Ferguson, Kris Boyd and the injured Nacho Novo.
Rangers were the first to threaten Kyle Lafferty's thirteenth minute header from a John Fleck cross being just too high. Milan were always dangerous however - Ronaldinho releasing Inzaghi in 41 minutes only for McGregor to block his effort, then right on the cusp of the interval the Brazilian superstar was denied by a timely tackle from Madjid Bougherra.
A flood of substitutions at the interval saw six replacements for the home side who now had Neil Alexander in goal behind a central defence of Christian Dailly and Broadfoot, whilst up front there was a rare outing for Andrius Velicka For the visitors Beckham made way for Seedorf.
Alexander was soon called into action - holding Shevchenko's turn and shot from a Seedorf pass in the opening minute of the half.
Kaka substituted for Ronaldinho on the hour.
The Brazilian received a standing ovation from the home fans for a stunning individual effort - and he reciprocated in kind. Clearly this was one star who appreciated true football fans and sportsmen.
Rangers were far from down however - Papac coolly levelling the scoreline in 82 minutes following a run from Aaron.
The Spanish substitute almost stole the winner three minutes later when his 25-yard free-kick flashed inches wide.
The 2-2 draw was a fair result however - and both sides received a massive ovation at the final whistle.
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