Rangers served warning as Panathinaikos star makes bold claim about Champions League scoreline
Filip Duricic is a believer Panathinaikos will turn their Champions League tie around and send Rangers out of the competition in Athens.
Russell Martin' s side have planted one foot in the next round after a 2-0 home win at Ibrox against 10-man Pana, who were guilty of missing a string of chances.
The return is at the Olympic Stadium next week and Serbian midfielder Duricic insists the tie is far from over.
He said: "I believe in Athens we will turn the match around. But when a game ends and you've lost 2-0, you can't be satisfied.
"We played well, we had many chances and if I or Facundo Pellistri had scored at 0-0, things would have been different.
"Sometimes you have to take responsibility. We still have the rematch and there we'll have a chance to go through.
"We are satisfied with how we played, but I cannot be satisfied with the fact that we missed the opportunities. We showed that we can create chances.
"In Athens, in front of our own fans, I believe in victory."
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And his colleague, Uruguayan star Pellistri, took responsibility for the defeat to Rangers.
He said: "We dominated in the first half, but we failed to take the many chances we had. That's how football is.
"Credit to Rangers for taking their chances.
"We are very sad to leave here, but at least we still have a chance of avenging this defeat in Athens.
"At home, we will have our fans behind us and with them with us, anything is possible."
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