Staunch Rangers record stands as reported £13m baller takes Champions League stage

Rangers is the only team that has defeated PSV Eindhoven at home after the Dutch team defeated Borussia Dortmund in the Round of 16 of the Champions League.

Since 2022, when Giovanni van Bronckhorst famously led Rangers to a 1-0 victory at the Phillips Stadion, no team has defeated the Eredivisie leaders at home.

Not even the titans of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, who were held to a 1-1 draw in Eindhoven, where the Champions League match was extremely evenly matched before returning to Germany.

The match in the Netherlands was initiated by former Rangers player Malik Tillman. Donyell Malen stunned everyone with a goal on his PSV comeback, but Luuk de Jong’s penalty saved a draw.

Rangers PSV record remains after their visit to Dortmund.

The fact that Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Rangers are the last team to defeat a formidable PSV Eindhoven at home

is a credit to his management. Before Antonio Colak’s historic goal sent the Ibrox side back to the Champions

League for the first time in twelve years, Rangers had held the Dutch team 2-2 at Ibrox.

Rangers’ disastrous group stage campaign aside, they were matched against PSV Eindhoven once more in this season’s Champions League qualifying.

There was a feeling of déjà vu after another 2-2 draw at Ibrox, but PSV showed off their superior quality with a 5-1

thrashing in the Netherlands. It’s a result that doesn’t seem as bad in retrospect after Rangers, sporting a

makeover, defeated a PSV team that was about to enter its prime, after emerging from a Champions League group

that included Arsenal, RC Lens, and Sevilla.

When the two teams play again in a fortnight, PSV Eindhoven has a strong chance of making the Champions League quarterfinals thanks to the draw with Borussia Dortmund.

Malik Tillman is validated by the Champions League

Malik Tillman, a 21-year-old attacker for the USA, made his move from Rangers to PSV this summer validated by winning the Champions League on a memorable night for the international player.

The attacking midfielder was on the opposing team in qualifying this season, despite having been instrumental in leading Rangers to the Champions League the previous year.

Malik Tillman, who played a significant role in PSV Eindhoven’s draw with Borussia Dortmund, missed two important first-half opportunities and won the penalty, which Luuk de Jong duly converted.

Rangers’ first loan option was controversially withdrawn in the summer, but the young player is living up to Bayern Munich’s £13 million valuation.

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