PSV 0-1 Rangers (2-3): Antonio Colak fires side into Champions League for first time since 2010

Rangers will play at European football's top table for the first time in more than a decade after stunning PSV Eindhoven to reach the Champions League group stage.

The decisive moment of an absorbing tie finally came on the hour, when Malik Tillman intercepted a PSV pass out from defence and squared for Antonio Colak to find an empty net from six yards.

The Philips Stadion went almost silent and the home side could find no response in the final half hour despite a flurry of chances.

Rangers can now look forward to drawing some of the continent's biggest names in Thursday's draw, where they join rivals Celtic as the pair play in the group stage in the same season for the first time since 2008.

Also vital will be the minimum £25m windfall which will now come their way as the Ibrox side complete the turnaround from playing in Scotland's third division 10 years ago to the Champions League.

The feat was achieved with a huge amount of resilience as PSV threatened throughout, and also amid the controversy surrounding striker Alfredo Morelos, who was left at home due to concerns about his attitude and fitness.

Instead it was the man who has started in his stead all season, Colak, who was in the right place at the crucial moment to score his fifth goal in eight games after brilliant awareness from Tillman to read and shut down goalkeeper Walter Benitez's pass.

The inevitable response from PSV came as Philip Max shot wide, and goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin denied their star man Cody Gakpo when through on goal, and those were just the opportunities which came after Rangers' struck.

There were others, including a free header from Ibrahim Sangare and a shot from close-range from Luuk De Jong fired straight at McLaughlin, but ultimately there was no way through.

Rangers showed immense character to hang on and also had their own strong spells, with Tom Lawrence unlucky not to score with a fantastic curling effort which cannoned back off the bar.

But it was their European muscle memory which got Giovanni van Bronckhorst's team over the line, as they again proved a smart, skilful and gutsy team on the big stage, traits which characterised their run to last season's Europa League final.

Now, the club and its fans can look forward to testing themselves on the biggest stage.

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PSV Eindhoven

Squad number1Player nameBenítez

Squad number3Player nameTeze

Squad number5Player nameAndré Ramalho

Squad number4Player nameObispo

Squad number31Player nameMax

Squad number15Player nameGutiérrez

Squad number6Player nameSangaré

Squad number28Player nameSaibari

Squad number23Player nameVeerman

Squad number11Player nameGakpo

Squad number9Player namede Jong

Squad number7Player nameSimons

Squad number8Player namevan Ginkel

Squad number20Player nameTil

Squad number25Player nameCarlos Vinícius

Squad number29Player nameMwene

Rangers

Squad number33Player nameMcLaughlin

Squad number2Player nameTavernier

Squad number6Player nameGoldson

Squad number19Player nameSands

Squad number31Player nameBarisic

Squad number4Player nameLundstram

Squad number18Player nameKamara

Squad number11Player nameLawrence

Squad number71Player nameTillman

Squad number14Player nameKent

Squad number9Player nameColak

Squad number23Player nameWright

Squad number30Player nameSakala

Squad number37Player nameArfield

Line-ups

PSV Eindhoven

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Benítez

3Teze5Ramalho Silva4Obispo31Max

15Gutiérrez6Sangaré

28Saibari23Veerman11Gakpo

9de Jong

1Benítez3Teze5Ramalho SilvaBooked at 27minsSubstituted forMweneat 62'minutesBooked at 68mins4ObispoBooked at 84mins31MaxSubstituted forvan Ginkelat 85'minutesBooked at 88mins15GutiérrezSubstituted forTilat 62'minutes6Sangaré28SaibariSubstituted forAlves Moraisat 76'minutes23Veerman11Gakpo9de JongSubstituted forSimonsat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

2Hoever7Simons8van Ginkel16Drommel20Til22Branthwaite24Waterman25Alves Morais26Luckassen27Bakayoko29Mwene33Moreira de Oliveira

Rangers

Formation 4-2-3-1

33McLaughlin

2Tavernier6Goldson19Sands31Barisic

4Lundstram18Kamara

11Lawrence71Tillman14Kent

9Colak

33McLaughlin2Tavernier6Goldson19Sands31BarisicBooked at 72mins4LundstramBooked at 64mins18KamaraSubstituted forArfieldat 73'minutes11LawrenceSubstituted forWrightat 73'minutes71Tillman14KentBooked at 66mins9ColakSubstituted forSakalaat 90+2'minutes