RANGERS have work to do if they’re to make the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2010.
The Gers drew 2-2 with former European champions PSV Eindhoven last week as they failed to make the most of home advantage at Ibrox.
That means they’ll need to get a result in the Netherlands if they are to qualify, following an Armando Obispo equaliser for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side.
But Rangers are set to benefit from there being no away goals rule in this year’s Champions League, meaning there will be a penalty shootout if the aggregate score remains 2-2 rather than PSV going through automatically.
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- Kick-off time: 8pm
- TV channel: Premier Sports 1
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- PSV XI: Benitez; Teze, Ramalho, Obispo, Max; Sangare, Veerman, Gutierrez; Saibari, Luuk De Jong, Gakpo
- Rangers XI: McLaughlin; Tavernier, Goldson, Sands, Barisic; Lundstram, Kamara, Lawrence; Tillman, Colak, Kent.
A night to remember in Eindhoven
Rangers fans will talk about the time they went abroad and came back with a place in the Champions League group stage.
From start to finish, van Bronckhorst’s side stuck to their game plan and managed to silence the wall of noise at the Philips Stadion.
Weathering the second half storm as PSV tried to break the deadlock to tip the tie in their favour.
The foresight by Tillman to anticipate Benitez’s pass to Ramalho, pressuring the defender into an error and robbing him of the ball.
Squaring the ball to Colak who rolled the ball into an empty net.
There will be some sore heads in Glasgow tomorrow.
PSV hopes and dreams shattered in front of their own fans.
Credit: Dan Westwell From zero to hero….
Antonio Colak broke Rangers’ hearts 12 months ago as he scored a quickfire double for Malmo to knock Rangers out of the competition.
At the time he was on loan at the club from PAOK Salonika and the Glasgow giants saw something in the player as they looked to secure a transfer for the striker.
Fast forward to tonight, Colak scoring the pivotal goal to send ‘Gers through to the group stage of the Champions League.
Once he signed for the club, he laid out his dream of scoring the goals to send the club into the Champions League group stage draw and boy has he delivered.
Credit: AP Gio ends decade of pain
Rangers will be competing in the Champions League group stage for the first time in 12 years thanks to the victory in Eindhoven this evening.
Antonio Colak’s goal sends van Bronckhorst’s side into the promised land along with the riches that comes with it.
You can see from the celebrations at the final whistle how much it means to these players to compete in Europe’s elite competition.
Credit: PA
‘Gers unbeaten run continues
Rangers fans may want them to play all their European games in Eindhoven.
They have never lost a game here and more importantly, tonight’s win takes them into the group stage draw tomorrow.
The players go to the away end, thanking the fans who travelled and enjoying the moment with them.
FT: PSV 0-1 Rangers (2-3)
The referee brings the game to a close and the celebrations start with van Bronckhorst and his coaches doing a Poznan on the touchline.
Rangers are in the Champions League group stages.
What a night for these fans who have made the trip to Eindhoven.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
90+4. Van Ginkel meets the cross but his header drifts wide.
McLoughlin watches the ball out for a goal kick, running the clock down.
We are seconds from Rangers returning to the promised land.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
90+2. PSV are knocking balls into the box hoping for the second ball to drop to a red and white shirt.
Colak comes off for Sakala.
Rangers fans in the crowd bite their nails down to the knuckle.
Credit: Rex PSV 0-1 Rangers
90. The collective groan comes from the away end.
The fourth official holds his board up showing four minutes of added time.
PSV are getting closer to ‘last chance saloon’ time.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Van Ginkel yellow card
88. The home fans try and make themselves heard to lift their team in these final stages.
Van Ginkel is penalised for a foul on Sands.
No complaint about the card for the high tackle on the Rangers man.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
86. Max comes off for Van Ginkel for PSV.
That is the same player who once spent years being loaned out to various clubs around Europe by Chelsea.
Rangers have PSV boxed into their own half at the moment.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Obispo yellow card
84. Scott Wright skips past Obispo down the right.
The defender chops him to the ground.
Chance for the Rangers man to run the clock down a little.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
82. As Ramalho came off, he kicked and punched his seat in the stands.
The PSV centre-back knows he may have cost them a place in the competition.
Rangers are getting bodies in the way of everything PSV have to throw at them.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
80. PSV are constantly looking to switch play from one flank to the other to stretch Rangers.
They are managing to keep the wolf from the door at the moment.
Every shot wide of the goal by the hosts move Rangers closer to that Champions League group stage.
Credit: Getty PSV 0-1 Rangers
78. Every minute must seem like an age for the visitors.
PSV are dominating the ball and looking to try and unpick the Rangers defence.
Great play by Lundstram as he heads the ball back calmly to his keeper.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
76. PSV are starting to turn the screw now.
Saibari comes off for Vinicius.
The corner is whipped in but Rangers manage to clear.
Backs to the wall time for the ‘Gers right now.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Gakpo chance!
74. Kamara and Lawrence come off for Wright and Arfield.
van Bronckhorst looking to freshen things up in the centre of the park.
Simons threads in Gakpo, one on one with the keeper.
Great save from McLoughlin.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
72. Huge pressure on the home side now.
With every minute that goes by, they are a step closer to crashing out of the Champions League.
This will test the management credentials of van Nistelrooy now.
PSV are looking dangerous on the attack with Simons, PSV players almost queueing up at the back post.
He finds Max who mishits his shot, dragging it wide of the goal.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Mwene yellow card
70. Chance for Rangers to slow the game and give themselves some breathing space.
Kent does well to draw the foul from Mwene.
PSV are desperately trying to find a way back into this game.
Credit: PA PSV 0-1 Rangers – Tillman chance!
68. Kent cuts inside and looks to get a shot away but it is blocked.
It deflects into the path of Tillman who shoots from the edge of the box.
If anything he strikes it too well and the keeper is able to save.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Kent yellow card
66. Kent is booked for following through on Sangaré.
Lundstram heads the ball clear.
They do say you are at your most vulnerable straight after a goal.
PSV 0-1 Rangers – Lundstram yellow card
64. Simons is fouled by Lundstram which earns him a yellow card.
PSV have a free-kick some way out.
It has awoken the home fans.
Colak heads it clear for a corner.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
62. Massive goal for the visitors.
PSV now have it all to do.
The away fans can be heard from the top of the stands now.
PSV 0-1 Rangers
60. Fantastic play by Tillman anticipating the short pass to the defender by the keeper.
He was on top of him straight away and won the ball back.
As Benitez comes out to him, he squares the ball for Colak to knock the ball into an empty net.
Credit: Rex Goal – Antonio Colak (Rangers)
PSV 0-0 Rangers
58. What a goal that would have been.
The keeper was beaten all ends up and getting nowhere near that one.
You could feel the stunned silence from the home fans as it rattled the woodwork of Benitez’s goal.
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