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World media reacts to Rangers Champions League glory as blundering PSV ripped apart by high press heroics

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It's the morning after the night before for Rangers fans with the club finally back among Europe's elite. The Champions League playoff was finely poised in the Philips Stadium after a scintillating first leg at Ibrox, but in-form Antonio Colak fired Rangers to the group stage promised land for the first time in 12 years as he secured a 3-2 aggregate victory.

It was a nerve-shredding night in the heat of Holland but Colak proved to be the coolest man in Eindhoven when Malik Tillman squared the ball to the Croat after robbing defender Andre Ramalho of the ball with Gio van Bronckhorst's patented high press.

PSV keeper Walter Benitez and Ramalho were both in the firing line following the match as the media picked apart the lacklustre showing of Ruud van Nistelrooy's side, with the standard dipping in the second half with Luuk de Jong limping off through injury at the break.

Having held Rangers at Ibrox, the Eredivise side came into the game on their own patch as heavy favourites. The historic Rangers' achievement was the pick of playoff ties on Wednesday night and caught the attention of the world's media.

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