Giovanni van Bronckhorst admitted Rangers were revved-up to make Champions League history by PSV Eindhoven fans’ pre-match antics and admitted a euphoric European night was made all the sweeter due to their bus bedlam.
The delirious Dutchman spoke ahead of the game of how the scenes were the “worst” he’d witnessed in football as the Light Blues coach was swamped by home fans and they had to take an alternative route into the stadium.
A request to delay the kick off was rejected but Van Bronckhorst had the last laugh thanks to Antonio Colak’s second half winner in the Philips Stadium earned a 3-2 aggregate playoff win and secured the Ibrox club’s place in the group stage of UEFA’s premier competition for the first time in 12 years.
