Ajax v Rangers: Commentator’s notes

Ajax v Rangers: Commentator’s notes

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,…

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