Rangers take on the visitors PSV in the first leg of UEFA Champions League qualification finals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 16th at Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow).
Last season Steven Gerrard was replaced by van Bronkhorst, and, quite expectedly, could not keep the title in a dispute with Celtic. But at the same time, the Scots were able to reach the Europa League final with him. There, only in the penalty shootout they were beaten by Eintracht (Frankfurt). By the way, the “Rangers” could again fall into this tournament as a result of the 1st round of qualification. In Belgium, the club lost 0-2 to Union Saint-Gilloise. But last week, the debutant on the field of the legendary Ibrox, it seems, did not have enough experience, and knocked down a goal from the penalty spot that Tavernier scored “in the locker room”. As a result, the Scots scored twice more, and went further. Again there will be an opponent from the Benelux, but an order of magnitude stronger and more experienced than the Belgians.
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PSV’s board decided to appoint club’s legend, van Nistelrooy. Everyone remembers Ruud as a powerful scorer, but he has been coaching in the structure of PSV for several years, with youth and junior teams. And, apparently, he did not deserve his chance in vain, because the first results with him are pleasing. Already in his debut, the ex-striker won the first trophy in a new incarnation: his new wards defeated the main rival, Ajax, in the Super Cup by beating them in Amsterdam with a score of 5-3. Well, the Dutch under the new mentor started in the Champions League. Although there, too, with “Monaco”. In France PSV had earned a strategically good result, 1-1. But at home, the “red-whites” were behind until the 89th minute. An experienced newcomer of the team, Luc De Jong, “shot” in time. First, it was from his assist when Gutierrez scored 2-2, earning his team overtime. And there the attacker himself scored, in the 109th minute. The next opponent may not miss such a chance.
The clubs played each other for the first time in 1978. There were 3 confrontations in total, and for a long time it was stronger than the Rangers, with 3 wins and 2 draws. But the last match, in March 2011, brought victory to PSV. Moreover, Lens scored the only goal on the road, just at the same stadium. And in Eindhoven a week earlier there was a goalless draw. Experts believe that even in Scotland the chances of winning are almost identical. We recommend betting on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of “0”.
Prediction for the match: Rangers to win with 0.0 handicap.
