PSV strike early to see off Rangers

RANGERS crashed out of the Europa League in disappointing style after failing to recover from the loss of an early goal against PSV Eindhoven at Ibrox last night.

The Light Blues’ prospective new owner Craig Whyte — whose reported £33m takeover of the club is set to be confirmed next week – watched from the main stand as Jeremain Lens scored in the 13th minute which was ultimately enough to send the Dutch side in to the quarter-finals on a 1-0 aggregate scoreline.

Rangers struggled to break free from their defensive constrictions after going behind but had an encouraging spell of pressure in the second-half when Maurice Edu missed a great chance, moments before a decent penalty claim was denied when PSV midfielder Atiba Hutchinson looked to have handled the ball on the line.