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Mark Pirie

Rangers slammed over 'life threatening' pitch as Ajax star Owen Wijndal's World Cup hopes put in jeopardy

Fuming former Ajax striker Theo Janssen has slammed Rangers over the Ibrox pitch after defender Owen Wijndal's injury during the Champions League finale.

It was a positive night for the Dutch champions as they rounded off their Champions League group stage campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win in Govan, which mathematically sealed third spot in Group A ahead of Gio van Bronckhorst's side. It was a nightmare end to the European campaign for Rangers after Francisco Conceicao's late goal saw them fall to the worst ever group stage performance and a -21 goal difference.

However, the Dutch media have been left reeling after full-back Wijndal limped off in the second half, having slid off the pitch and clashed with an advertising board. The Netherlands international was in a foot race with backtracking Rangers star Fashion Sakala when he slipped into the divot at the edge of the pitch, used for water drainage.

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