On Thursday, Athletic Club founded a Europa League quart final against Rangers after beating AS Roma in the second stage of their round of 16 draw, so they remained alive their dream to play in the final of this season, which is being held in their San Mames home stadium.
Rangers won the last eight after a nervy fine-out-out victory over Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce, and they will look at another gigantic murder when they take Los Leones on two legs next month.
Athletic head coach Ernesto Valverde was asked about the draw during his press conference before the game prior to Sunday's trip to Sevilla (via MD), and he admitted that his preference was to face the Scottish side, which are managed by club legend Barry Ferguson.
“I would rather have confronted another opponent. We have already gone to Istanbul twice and we played against Fenerbahce. I have seen something about rangers on television, but without going depth. The first competition is on April 10 (from April). There is time to explore them. For that we have Sevilla, Osasuna and a very important match against Villarreal. '
If athletics were confronted with Fenerbahce, they would have taken confidence during the competition phase during the competition phase of a 2-0 win against the Turkish giants in Istanbul, with the two goals in that match of Inaki Williams. With Rangers, Los Leones and Valverde will blind.
It promises to be a fascinating tie, with two stadiums in San Mames and Ibrox, Berenputten are for athletics and Rangers respectively. Winning in Bilbao can be very crucial for the Valverde side, but before they entertain the possibility of that draw, they have crucial La Liga luminaires to first consider.
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