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Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Rangers v PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

Europa League / Last 16
Philips Stadion / 10.03.2011
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Desmond Kane

Updated 10/03/2011 at 19:50 GMT


12'
Dzsudzsák throws a cross into the middle of the visiting goal, but that is food and drink for Alexander who collects with little problem.
11'
Bartley comes across to head the ball out of the park. PSV collect the ball through Bouma, but not making any key advances at the moment.
10'
Isaksson smashes the ball out of the park with Edu charging down the clearance. Chance for the visiting side to get some bodies forward.
9'
Lens takes a tumble under pressure from Whittaker minutes later. Nothing happening in front of goal so far this evening.
8'
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Diouf is deemed to be offside. Nice pass from Edu, but his team-mate went too early. PSV back in possession.
7'
Davis tackles Dzsudzsák. Great tackle made by the Northern Irishman. PSV really forcing the visiting team back at the moment.
6'
Good tackle by Whittaker to deprive Lens of the ball. Fine tackle there. PSV back on the attack moments later.
5'
Dzsudzsák throws the ball across goal, but easy enough take for Alexander in the visiting goal.
4'
Handball against Pieters, but the Dutch side quickly recover the ball. Rangers need to keep the ball tonight against the Dutch league leaders.
3'
PSV quickly into their stride in keeping possession. Berg takes a tumble, but never a penalty against Bougherra in the box. Alexander collects.
2'
Sloppy play by Bougherra early on to concede the ball to Toivonen, but Hutton arrives to win the ball back for the visiting side.
1'
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Neil Alexander starts in place of the rested Allan McGregor in the Rangers goal. Rangers to get this one off and running.
17.55
Teams on their way out for this one. PSV in red and white, Rangers in traditional blue.
17.53
"They'll be looking to have a successful season," said Walter Smith as he commented on the PSV side. "It is nice to have Kyle (Lafferty) back tonight. We are happy to have several of our attacking players back."
17.50
RANGERS TEAM NEWS: Steven Whittaker comes in for the injured Sasa Papac. Kirk Broadfoot, Lee McCulloch, Steven Naismith and Jamie Ness are also out, while striker Nikica Jelavic - who is also injured - is ineligible having already featured for Rapid Vienna in the group stages. Kyle Lafferty starts the match after recovering from tonsillitis.
17.45
Rangers are without a win in six European games (four draws and two defeats) since beating Bursaspor 1-0 at Ibrox in the Champions League in the autumn. They have not won in ten matches on the road (six draws and four defeats, including the 2008 UEFA Cup final which they lost 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester, since they beat Sporting Lisbon 2-0 in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals on 10 April 2008.
17.40
PSV have yet to win in four matches against Rangers. John Greig's Light Blues eliminated Kees Rijvers' PSV in the 1978/79 European Champion Clubs' Cup second round with a 3-2 win in Eindhoven after a 0-0 draw at Ibrox. Then a Rangers side coached by former PSV boss Dick Advocaat beat an Erik Gerets-led PSV twice in the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
17.35
The referee is Martin Hansson of Sweden.
17.30
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Teams for tonight: PSV: Isaksson, Manolev, Marcelo, Bouma, Pieters, Hutchinson, Engelaar, Dzsudzsak, Toivonen, Berg, Lens Subs: Cassio, Rodriguez, Vukovic, Koevermans, Wuytens, Bakkal, Zeefuik Rangers: Alexander, Foster, Weir, Bartley, Bougherra, Whittaker, Lafferty, Edu, Davis, Hutton, Diouf Subs: McGregor, Fleck, Healy, Weiss, Wylde, Cole, Hemmings