PSV were rumbled from their slumber by the crack of fireworks outside their hotel. But it’s Rangers now wide awake to the possibility awaiting them in Eindhoven after coming through a first-leg clash that sparkled from start to finish with still all to play for.
It’s not the win they were hoping for but, make no mistake, Gio van Bronckhorst’s team remain firmly in the fight for a Champions League return after 12 long years.
The Union Bears were hoping to light the fuse for another night of explosive high drama at Ibrox, setting off a barrage of pyrotechnics outside the Clydeside hotel being used by Ruud van Nistelrooy and his team in the wee small hours.