Abdallah Sima is determined to kick on at Ibrox after opening his Champions League account with a stunning strike against PSV Eindhoven.
The Senegalese produced a moment of magic to give Michael Beale’s side the lead on Tuesday evening as he curled a wonderful finish beyond keeper Walter Benitez from the edge of the area.
Sima saw his goal cancelled out by Ibrahim Sangare before a Luuk de Jong header denied Rangers the win after Rabbi Matondo had netted in the second half.
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And the 22-year-old savoured the atmosphere and the occasion after an enthralling 90 minutes that leaves the play-off round tie finely poised heading into the return in Eindhoven next week.
Sima said: “I feel good. I managed to score in the Champions League here at Ibrox – I wanted to score here, and I am very happy to score.
“Yes, that will really help me and help the team. I wanted to do my best for the team and [on Tuesday night] I gave everything for the team.
“Now I have got to experience playing but it was not easy for me at first because I really only knew a few guys here. I am happy to be in the squad now and delighted to be here.”
Rangers stand just one game away from a place in the group stage for the second consecutive season as they bid to repeat their triumph at the Philips Stadion 12 months on from a dramatic European win.
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Peter Bosz’s side will be favourites to progress but Rangers are rightly confident that they can rise to the challenge against the Eredivisie giants.
Sima said: “We do not have a choice. If we want to play in the Champions League we have to win the second game - so we are focused on that.
“It will not be an easy game because PSV are a very good team, so we have to focus on what we can do and do our best to qualify. I think they have some big, big, big players – whether it is at home or an away game.”
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