By Alasdair Lamont, BBC Scotland commentator in Amsterdam
The best gauge of how good Ajax are comes from the team Rangers eliminated to get to the hallowed Champions League group stage – PSV Eindhoven.
Ajax pipped PSV to the Eredivisie title by two points last season, but were beaten 5-3 at home by the same opponents in the season-opening Super Cup, albeit after Calvin Bassey had been sent off on his debut.
So it seems fair to assume there is not a great difference in quality between the side Rangers will face on Wednesday and the one they consigned to the Europa League a fortnight ago,…