Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst says his facet are in a position to compete with the most productive groups in Europe when they reached the Champions League team degree for the primary time in additional than a decade after securing a 1-0 victory (3-2 on combination) in opposition to PSV Eindhoven.

Antonio Colak’s strike within the sixtieth minute proved decisive as Van Bronckhorst’s facet booked their position within the festival correct for the primary time since 2010, and the Rangers boss mentioned the instant got here with regards to being the most productive of his profession.

“An excessively proud second as a result of I do know what it approach for everybody concerned to be enjoying on the best stage in opposition to the most productive groups,” he mentioned.

“We are right here to compete. We wish to compete with the most productive groups in Europe. It’ll be tricky however it is an enjoy I can love.”

A lot of the build-up to the second one leg was once ruled through the omission of Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos, who was once left in Glasgow as a result of issues over his health ranges and perspective, but it surely was once Rangers’ new ahead – scorer of the objectives for Malmo that ended the Scots’ Champions League hopes remaining season – who grabbed the headlines.

Colak’s 5th objective of the season, created through Malik Tillman’s urgent, sealed their passage into Thursday’s draw, the place they’ll sign up for Celtic.

In the meantime, PSV’s defeat sees them drop into the Europa League.

How Rangers returned to the Champions League…

Van Bronckhorst printed a request for the kick-off to be put again after PSV lovers had surrounded Rangers’ group bus and behind schedule them coming into the bottom was once rebuffed, and it was once the raucous house lovers that liked the early levels because the Dutch facet took keep watch over early within the recreation.

On the other hand, Rangers steadied and Ryan Kent had a pressure stored through keeper PSV keeper Walter Benitez, whilst Tillman arrange midfielder John Lundstram who fired simply large.

PSV got here again to existence, then again, and captain Luuk de Jong simply ignored a move from Jordan Teze 10 yards from objective prior to the unmarked Ibrahim Sangare head a Cody Gakpo nook over the bar.

Rangers have been placing on heading against the period. 3 mins from the damage De Jong were given clear of defender Connor Goldson however his close-range effort was once smartly stored through Jon McLaughlin and simply moments later Gakpo fired over the bar from 16 yards with the keeper smartly off his line.

Xavi Simons changed the injured De Jong for the beginning of the second one part and the house facet resumed keep watch over.

Rangers struggled to become independent from but if they did within the fifty fifth minute Tom Lawrence cracked the crossbar with a thunderous 20-yard pressure and Rangers got here once more moments later with even better impact.

When Tillman robbed the dithering Andre Ramalho throughout the PSV field after the defender had taken a dangerous cross from keeper Benitez, he had the perfect of duties to roll the ball to Colak to knock into an empty internet.

PSV roared again with expanding desperation however after a Rangers damage Benitez was once pressured right into a just right save from Tillman’s pressure.

Rangers needed to protect for his or her lives within the ultimate levels and Philipp Max ignored the objective with a pressure whilst McLaughlin made an excellent save from Gakpo to lend a hand the guests see out the nervy finishing and get again a number of the giant boys of Eu soccer.

Gio on Rangers’ go back: ‘It is taken numerous paintings from numerous other folks’

Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst:

“It comes in reality with regards to being the most productive second [of my career] as a result of the place Rangers have come from. Ten years in the past, we have been at our lowest level and it has taken numerous paintings, power and time from numerous other folks to construct the membership again to this stage.

“Seville [last season’s Europa League final] was once a proud second to compete for the second one Eu trophy in Rangers’ historical past and lately we have now the similar second to be within the draw for the Champions League.

“We are right here to compete. We wish to compete with the most productive groups in Europe. It’ll be tricky however it is an enjoy I can love.”

‘An enormous outcome for Rangers Soccer Membership’

Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd on Sky Sports activities Information:

“The scenes along with the pitch on the ultimate whistle from Van Bronckhorst and his group of workers, they know the way giant that is. It’s massive for Rangers Soccer Membership.

“It was once an implausible efficiency Antonio Colak – the person who knocked them out three hundred and sixty five days in the past scored the objective that has noticed Rangers go back to the Champions League.

“We will have two Scottish facets within the Champions League for the primary time since 2007.

“That is an implausible outcome for Rangers within the Netherlands. The jubilant scenes will proceed and the disgruntlement of shedding issues at Hibs on the weekend will probably be smartly and in point of fact forgotten about.

“The whole lot entering this recreation was once about Alfredo Morelos. He is been forgotten about and the person who’s in control of that central function for Rangers is the person who were given the objective to get the membership again within the Champions League.”

What is subsequent for Rangers?

All eyes will probably be at the Thursday’s team degree draw.

It’ll happen from 5pm (BST) on Thursday, August 25 and is being held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Relating to soccer, Rangers go back to Ibrox on Saturday the place they’ll face Ross County; kick off 3pm.