Michael Mols reckons it's a major negative that the second leg of Rangers' Champions League play-off is in Eindhoven rather than Govan.

The Dutchman knows both teams well from his playing career and is sure the battle for the £30m bounty on offer will be a close run thing.

And Giovanni van Bronckhorst's best chance of success might be going hell for leather in the first leg and forcing PSV to chase in the second.

He told the Daily Record: “It is a massive game for both clubs. Any match in the Champions League is huge, especially the ones that can take you to the group stages.

“These are games we had to play in during my time at Rangers and it’s always about the mindset. You have to be ready for these matches because they are so important for all sorts of reasons.

“When you look at both teams, both squads, then I think it’s going to be 50-50. I don’t think there is much between the teams at all.

“It is impossible really to say who will go through, which is why I say it is all in the mind at this stage. You have to be mentally prepared to play these games, not just physically ready. The atmosphere on these nights at Ibrox is always special. It always gives you the energy to play.

“It is why I don’t think it’s so good for this tie that Rangers play at home first. I would have rather have seen them play at Ibrox in the second leg.

“First they could get the result they need and then say to PSV, ‘you have to make it through hell’. But it’s football and this is the draw. It will be a very close game.”