English
Athletic Club defeated Rangers 2-0 in a thrilling UEFA Europa League quarter-final clash at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao. The match, officiated by Irfan Peljto from Bosnia & Herzegovina, saw Athletic Club dominate possession (57%) and create numerous scoring opportunities, registering 22 shots (4 on target). Oihan Sancet converted a penalty just before halftime (45′) to break the deadlock. Nico Williams added a second goal in the second half (80′), assisted by Óscar de Marcos. Rangers managed only 6 shots (2 on target) and received 3 yellow cards. Athletic Club received one yellow card. Despite Athletic’s clear superiority in terms of chances and possession, Rangers showed fight and competitiveness throughout the match.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 23 C. Barron came in and R. Yilmaz went out., at minute 46 C. Nsiala came in and I. Hagi went out., at minute 50 H. Igamane came in and L. Balogun went out., at minute 84 Danilo Pereira came in and M. Diomande went out., at minute 84 N. Bajrami came in and V. Cerny went out.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 73 B. Prados Diaz came in and I. Ruiz de Galarreta went out., at minute 73 G. Guruzeta came in and M. Sannadi went out., at minute 82 U. Gomez came in and O. Sancet went out., at minute 87 A. Djalo came in and N. Williams went out., at minute 87 M. Vesga came in and A. Berenguer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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Rangers
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