PSV Eindhoven 5-1 Rangers (agg 7-3): Champions League dream over for Michael Beale's side

Rangers skipper James Tavernier brought his broadside backmost to wrong a extremity of PSV Eindhoven lone for Luuk de Jong to onslaught moments later

Rangers' dreams of an contiguous instrumentality to the Champions League radical signifier were extinguished successful excruciating manner by a ruthless PSV successful Eindhoven.

Ismael Saibari's first-half header nudged PSV up connected aggregate for the archetypal clip successful the tie, and the Moroccan added a 2nd not agelong aft the break. Game over? Not quite.

James Tavernier's onslaught gave Rangers a slither of hope, but Luuk de Jong guided successful a header wrong a mates of minutes, earlier Joey Veerman's suspiciously offside effort and a grotesque Connor Goldson ain extremity completed a chastening evening.

It means that alternatively of joining Celtic successful the Champions League, Rangers volition instrumentality to the Europa League radical signifier for their archetypal foray successful that contention since the 2022 last decision successful Seville.

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Despite an admirable opening quarter, this result ever seemed the astir apt erstwhile PSV ratcheted up their play to a level Michael Beale's broadside struggled to handle.

Jack Butland had to marque a mates of splendid saves and De Jong someway planted a back-post header wide but the damn eventual burst.

Saibari's archetypal came aft a piercing determination and his 2nd was a astute decorativeness from a De Jong cutback. Both were befitting of his presumption arsenic the champion performer connected the pitch.

Striker De Jong added his sanction to the registry with a glancing header, Veerman slewed successful a changeable amid shouts for offside, past Goldson got into a fankle trying to instrumentality a shot to Butland and ending up shunting it into his ain net.

Mercifully, it ended there, but lone aft Butland shovelled different mates of attempts distant arsenic PSV threatened to tally riot connected an evening erstwhile they vanquished a fewer demons of their own.

The Dutch had spoken each week astir gaining revenge for past year. In the 2nd fractional here, they franked that with deed.

Player of the lucifer - Ismael Saibari

The midfielder’s filthy stepover led to PSV’s archetypal extremity past week and helium was a swaggering beingness present too. His 2 goals were splendidly-taken but, speech from that, helium was each clever feints, tidy angles and astute passes. A subordinate who won’t look retired of spot connected the Champions League stage.

'Rangers melt successful cauldron of noise' - analysis

Beale had said his squad were "due a large performance" but they were incapable to present successful this cauldron of noise. They are not the archetypal - PSV person not mislaid present since November - but the mode successful which they folded volition beryllium a origin for concern.

What interaction mightiness that disappointment - and the carnal toil of this necktie - person connected Rangers arsenic they hole for the season's archetypal Old Firm crippled connected Sunday?

That remains to beryllium seen but, if helium looks hard enough, the manager mightiness beryllium capable to prime immoderate scraps from this successful the days betwixt present and then.

What if Goldson's flicked header had gone the different broadside of the post? What if Rabbi Matondo hadn't scudded an upright aft an outrageous dart done the PSV defence? What if they'd not conceded truthful soon aft Tavernier guided successful Sam Lammers' transverse to marque it 2-1?

That, though, is each moot close now. What matters is Sunday. Celtic. Then the Europa League.

What's next?

Just the tiny substance of an Old Firm game, with Celtic coming to Ibrox connected Sunday (12:00 BST). And earlier then, the Europa League gully takes spot from 12:00 connected Friday.

PSV, for what it's worth, sojourn RKC Waalwijk connected Saturday successful the Eredivisie.