Ruud van Nistelrooy equalled Denis Law's record of 28 European goals for Manchester United when he scored with a header to give his side a 1-0 halftime lead over VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League.
Law scored his 28 goals in 33 European matches for
Elsewhere,
The best chance of the half fell to Celestine Babayaro after 16 minutes when he popped up inside the Besiktas six-yard box but goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba did well to smother his shot.
At Ibrox,
United between 1962 and 1973 while Dutchman Van Nistelrooy has amassed his total in 30 European matches since joining from PSV Eindhoven in July 2001. Chelsea rose above the hostile atmosphere created by 51,000 Turkish fans in the Aufschalke Arena and gave a composed first-half performance as they remained on course for the point which would see them win Group G. Rangers were halfway towards the draw that would guarantee a place in the UEFA Cup next February. But Raimondas Zutautas' equaliser soon after Michael Mols had opened the scoring meant the game remained on a knife edge.