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Michael Beale insists Rangers\u2019 Champions League hopes should not be written off following the 2-2 play-off draw with PSV Eindhoven at Ibrox.<\/p>\n
Gers attacker Abdallah Sima curled in a terrific first-leg opener just before the interval but the Dutch side levelled through midfielder Ibrahim Sangare just after the hour mark.<\/p>\n
As play raced from end to end, substitute Rabbi Matondo scored his first Light Blues goal in the 76th minute before PSV captain Luuk de Jong levelled with a header four minutes later, and the match ended in a repeat of last year\u2019s score at the same stage of the competition.<\/p>\n
The two sides drew 2-2 at Ibrox before Rangers scrambled a 1-0 win in Eindhoven and Beale remains confident of progress in the Netherlands next Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Asked if lightning can strike twice against the Dutch side, Beale said: \u201cI think so, yes, of course. Naturally we will go across and be extremely positive.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere were moments of tonight\u2019s game when I thought we were very good.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we scored two good goals and all night we caused them problems defensively. There were areas of the game we\u2019d want to improve on, for sure. But everything is to play for.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to set up next week and we\u2019ve done that.<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight when we were struggling, we fought for each other. We ran for each other, we problem-solved on the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new group are learning very quickly that big nights like tonight bring us together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want anybody to underestimate us next week because it\u2019s in this club to go put this performance on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have our thousands of fans travelling over there and as a team we\u2019re going there to get this job done and we will give it everything we can.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the tie is evenly set. I don\u2019t think them and their coach are travelling home thinking \u2018this is a job done\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will know how hard physically that game was, at the end it looked like they had one or two bumps and bruises as well. It is finely poised.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the two penalty boxes are going to be decisive. It\u2019s important you play well between them but the most important thing is you take your chances when they come.\u201d<\/p>\n
PSV boss Peter Bosz was left with \u201cmixed feelings\u201d but is confident of finishing the tie next week.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI am never afraid of anything. I always think \u2018go for it\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if I was there last season (when Rangers won), my mentality would be that this season we are going to make it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt we would be dominating here and they would play the counter-attack real well and really fast.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat is how they scored their second goal. They had the energy of the crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to play a lot better in the return or we will not make it through. What do we need to do?\u00a0Score more goals and don\u2019t let stupid goals go in against us.\u201d<\/p>\n