Tom Lawrence demands Rangers teammates to secure Champions League dream but concedes watching will be 'terrible'

Tom Lawrence has implored Rangers to see off PSV and grant him a second Champions League chance.

The Welshman was part of the team that dumped the Dutchmen in last year’s playoff shootout. But he was denied his moment among the European elite by an injury sustained the very next match which ultimately ended up wrecking his debut season in Glasgow. The 29-year-old finally brought his 12-month layoff nightmare to and on Saturday, though, as he climbed off the bench late on during Rangers ’ 2-0 win over Ross County.

However, he’ll be back on a watching brief on Wednesday night as Gers return to Eindhoven for the second-leg having been left out of Michael Beale ’s Uefa squad. The tie is finely poised at 2-2 but Lawrence is backing his team-mates to put on a repeat show of last year’s famous win. He said: “We play for Rangers and we want to win every game. That should be our thoughts first and foremost.

“Look I’m pretty positive the lads can do it on Wednesday night. PSV are a good team with a lot of quality. We knew that beforehand and it was the same as last year when they also had that quality. But I think we’ve got a lot of quality and that’s the main thing. Hopefully the lads can get through to Wednesday and I can play a part in the games this time.

“The club is on the verge of it again. One big performance can take us back. We’ve done it once, so why not do it again?”

Lawrence’s Dingwall return came just one day shy of the first anniversary of the injury he suffered at the end of an Ibrox win over County. Now he’s desperate to make up for lost time.

He said: “A lot of people have bad injuries but I’d love to play in the Champions League - I’m not going to hide that. But I’m pretty positive that the lads can do