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Athletic Club edged out Rangers in a tense UEFA Europa League quarter-final clash at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. The match, officiated by Istvan Kovacs of Romania, was marked by the early red card for Propper in the 13th minute, leaving Rangers with ten men. Despite their numerical advantage, Athletic Club dominated possession (71%) and created numerous scoring chances (19 shots, 3 on target). However, the Lions lacked clinical finishing, even missing a penalty in the 82nd minute, taken by Berenguer. The match ended goalless, reflecting the resilient defense put up by Rangers, who despite being a man down, held on for a 0-0 draw. Yellow cards were shown to Ruiz de Galarreta and Sannadi for Athletic, and Ferguson for Rangers. The game, characterized by its intensity and physicality (6 fouls for Rangers, 11 for Athletic), concluded with a 0-0 scoreline.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 61 G. Guruzeta came in and M. Sannadi went out., at minute 62 B. Prados Diaz came in and I. Ruiz de Galarreta went out., at minute 74 A. Berenguer came in and O. Sancet went out., at minute 90 A. Gorosabel came in and O. de Marcos went out.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 67 C. Barron came in and B. Rice went out., at minute 68 Jefte came in and R. Yilmaz went out., at minute 85 H. Igamane came in and C. Dessers went out., at minute 90 N. Bajrami came in and I. Hagi went out., at minute 90 R. McCausland came in and V. Cerny went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rangers
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Athletic Club
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