World media reacts to Rangers landing a dull yin on PSV as £37m man panned and Dutch courage disappears

Rangers set up a thrilling Champions League group stage shoot-out with PSV Eindhoven - and it was watched by eyes across the globe. It was the marquee playoff encounter on Tuesday night and the action from Ibrox was on the agenda of lovers of the beautiful game.

Just like last August when the two met in the playoff, the first-leg of their ended with both sides sharing four goals. Michael Beale’s side led twice through goals from Abadallah Sima and Rabbi Matondo in each half. But they were pegged back by the Dutch outfit, who responded with an Ibrahim Sangare strike and Luuk De Jong’s header. The consensus was PSV dominated the ball but a toothless element in the final third will cause Peter Bosz some sleepless nights with a free calendar until the return in Eindhoven next Wednesday night.

And a word for Matondo. His electric cameo capped quite the turnaround for a player who was a late call-up to the Rangers Euro squad list and built upon some recent eye-catching displays. Record Sport runs the rule over the best reaction.

"The relief was great. Because how could it be that PSV had worked itself into trouble after just under 80 minutes? Coach Bosz also showed the relief on his face after De Jong's goal. What about Rangers then? That did score after a bumbling from Ibrahim Sangaré. It was precisely the man with a price tag of more than 37 million euros that immediately brought PSV into trouble.

"A dull blow in the faces of all PSV players, but De Jong quickly straightened it out with a header from a corner. It stayed there, just like last season: even then it ended in 2-2 and PSV was able to make it in-house. The team now has that chance again."

"With the huge amount of money that participation in the Champions