Athletic Bilbao deliver Rangers warning as they warm up for Europa League clash with late win

Athletic Bilbao deliver Rangers warning as they warm up for Europa League clash with late win

Athletic Bilbao welcome Rangers in the Europa League quarter-finals this week.

Rangers' Spanish struggles laid bare as Athletic Club Europa League test looms - Rangers News Feed

The clash at the iconic San Mamés Stadium comes with Rangers holding a delicate position following a goalless draw at Ibrox, where they showed remarkable resilience playing with ten men for most of the match after Robin Propper‘s early dismissal. The Scottish giants’ history in Spain tells a The post Rangers’ Spanish struggles laid bare as Athletic Club Europa League test looms appeared first on Rangers News Feed.

The Athletic began to prepare yesterday morning the most important meeting of this Thursday in front of the Rangers. A kind of end in which the red-white group is worth only the victory –or in its absence a tie and pass in the batch of penalties – to eliminate the Scottish team, with which it tied to zero in the one-way encounter. After recovering Yeray Álvarez and Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, who reappeared in the meeting held in Ibrox last Thursda…

Inside story on Rangers' Europa League opponents... Athletic Bilbao may have British roots, but only players with Basque connections need apply!

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Inside story on Rangers' Europa League opponents... Athletic Bilbao may have British roots, but only players with Basque connections need apply! - Football Insomnia

The walk from the San Mames stadium is one of the most affecting journeys in football. The only rush is outside the metro station where some fans cram the entrance. The mass of supporters instead stroll down towards the Licenciedo Poza, locally known as Pozas, where glasses of beer or wine are sipped and pintxos, the Basque tapas, are scoffed. It is all rather civilised, all rather unfamiliar to those who are attuned to leaving grounds in a more…

Barry Ferguson excited by challenge at Athletic Bilbao for Rangers

Barry Ferguson is excited about the task facing Rangers this week as he bids to ensure they get their game-plan “spot on” for their Europa League quarter-final second leg away to Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.The manager senses an opportunity to book a semi-final showdown with either Lyon or Manchester United, with the last-eight tie poised at 0-0 after Gers held firm despite playing the majority of the first leg with 10 men following Robin Proppe…