Rangers may have a busier schedule than PSV Eindhoven, but Chris Sutton still thinks it’s 50-50 as to who progresses to the group stages.
The Eredivisie have granted the reigning KNVB Cup holders the weekend between the two legs of the Champions League knockout tie against the Light Blues, but Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side will have to face Hibernian.
Despite that, Sutton praised the Gers boss for his role at Ibrox so far and what the run to the Europa League final has done for Scottish football as a whole.
“Now Rangers also have a chance to get there (Champions League group stage). Giovanni van Bronckhorst has done a brilliant job of getting them to a Europa League final and that has raised the profile of Scotland,” he told the Daily Record.
“That’s the next step. PSV games are going to be 50-50 but what an opportunity for them and bringing two clubs together benefits everyone in the Scottish game in terms of perception and spin-off for everyone. world.
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The race to be crowned Kings of Scotland has always been intense between Rangers and Celtic but for Gers to follow their Glasgow counterparts they really need to beat PSV over two legs.
The monetary gain of being in the Champions League compared to the Europa League is substantial and the Hoops have already reached the group stages via their title win last season.
Failure to beat the Dutch side and a subsequent return to the Europa League could be a major problem for Rangers who would not only have less money from TV rights and prize money, but could also play more games for disrupt the league season.
Their run to the final last season made it difficult for van Bronckhorst’s side to keep up with Celtic in the Premiership and the same could happen again if they find themselves in the Europa League again.
In other Rangers news, Eindhoven have made a big call over one of their star players who is wanted by some very big Premier League sides.