Rangers' hopes of ending their 12-year absence from the Champions League group stage is after an enthralling draw with PSV Eindhoven.
The Ibrox side fell behind to Ibrahim Sangare's thumping finish, only to hit back swiftly with Antonio Colak's well-crafted equaliser.
Goalkeeper Walter Benitez's howler, spilling a Tom Lawrence free-kick, gifted the hosts a second-half lead.
But they were denied a comeback win by Armando Obispo's 78th-minute header.
Slick PSV then almost snatched victory in a breathless contest, with Jon McLaughlin making a sprawling save from Philipp Max. The sides meet again in the play-off second leg next Wednesday in Eindhoven to decide who progresses to the lucrative group stage.
They had Rangers on the ropes for much of the second half as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side struggled to match the electric home performances of last season's run to the Europa League final.
It's the Champions League top table where Rangers now long to be and they travel to the Netherlands with their dream very much intact having posed PSV's vulnerable defence problems.
