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Scottish Sun
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Defiant Panathinaikos star tells Rangers ‘see you in Greece' as he vows tie ISN'T done yet
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IT was a result to forget for Panathinaikos and their fans in Glasgow on Tuesday night as goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama left them with a mountain to climb in the second leg. But Greek new boy Pedro Chirivella for one insists the Champions League second qualifying round tie is far from over. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 3 Max Aarons of Rangers controls the ball whilst under pressure from Pedro Chirivella Credit: Getty 3 Panathinaikos' fans light flares a Credit: AFP In fairness, the Gers needed a couple of fine saves from Jack Butland to go in at half time goalless after a first half where the Greeks played most of the football. And former Liverpool star Chirivella - who worked under Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard - is in no doubt that it will be a different match in the Olympic stadium in Greece next Wednesday. Sharing pictures of himself in action, he wrote on X: "Not done yet. See you in Oaka [Athens Olympic Stadium}." If the Greeks are to play their way back into this one, they'll have to do it without star man Georgios Vagiannidis after his sending off. To be fair Russell Martin knows fine well that his side have plenty of work to do in the second match - with a tie against Servette or Viktoria Plzen waiting in the next round. It's the Swiss who are in the box seat in that one but there's still the doomsday scenario of Benfica or Club Brugge waiting in the play-off round if the Gers can get that far. Martin said: 'It's nowhere near finished. "Next week will be a different game, different atmosphere and we need to be ready. "We'll be much better for this. "We had a few sticky moments against a really good team, but I was really proud of the players for getting through it. Rangers fans unfurl giant tifo ahead of Russell Martin's first match 'Findlay [Curtis] embodied us — first half a bit tense, but he has so much character that he got his reward. 'He got some words of wisdom from Sir Alex Ferguson afterwards and you can't ask for more than that." 3 Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
BBC News
22-07-2025
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- BBC News
Greek side full of internationals
Panathinaikos have never lost to Scottish opponents in seven matches, although - after beating Aberdeen in the group stage - it was Rangers who progressed in the 2008 Europa League round of 32 on away goals after a 1-1 draw at Ibrox was followed by a goalless draw in years earlier, they also drew 1-1 in Athens but won 3-1 at Ibrox in the Champions League group stage, while their most recent meeting with a Scottish club in qualifying was a 5-0 defeat of Motherwell in head coach Rui Vitoria, appointed in October, won seven trophies with Benfica, led Al-Nassr to the 2020 African Champions League semi-finals, while Spartak Moscow won their Europa League group ahead of Leiceister City and Napoli while he was in Liverpool youth midfielder Pedro Chirivella, the Spaniard signed from Nantes, is one of three summer purchases along with left-back Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, who left Monza after their relegation from Serie Manolis Siopis, signed from Cardiff City in January, is another of their five Greece internationals, while they have nine others capped for their them are Uruguay winger Facundo Pellistri, who played a handful of games during four years with Manchester United, one time Southampton loanee midfielder Filip Duricic and United States centre-back Erik Palmer-Brown, once of Manchester Rangers, in the early stages of rebuilding under new head coach Russell Martin, beat the Greeks to progress to the Champions League third qualifying round or drop to its Europa League equivalent, teams with similar recent European pedigree the top tournament, it is Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic or Servette of Switzerland, while Besiktas of Turkey or Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine are arguably more formidable opponents in the Europa if Rangers do reach the Champions League play-offs, Benfica, Brann, Club Brugge, Nice, or Salzburg will still need to be the full European round up
Yahoo
17-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont joins Panathinaikos on loan
Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont (26) has been loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos, both sides have announced. The 26-year-old goalie, who was once called up by France manager Didier Deschamps, will reunite in Athens with former Nantes midfielder and captain Pedro Chirivella. The deal is reportedly a straight loan, with no option to buy. Lafont remains tied with Nantes over a contract set to expire in 2027. Lafont established himself as Nantes' first-choice goalkeeper and went on to make 129 appearances for the club, before falling out of favour under former head coach Antoine Kombouaré last season. His final appearance for Nantes came in November 2024 in a 2-0 loss to Le Havre AC. Kombouaré then relied on Patrik Carlgren before Anthony Lopes joined from Lyon as the established No. 1. GFFN | Bastien Cheval
The National
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The National
Rangers' Champions League rivals reject £17m transfer bid
Rangers meet the Greek side in the second qualifying round with the first leg in Glasgow and the return at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Panathinaikos have received plenty of interest from clubs across Europe after Ioannidis netted 15 goals for club and country, including in Greece's last game against Bulgaria. Serie A side Fiorentina were the first club to follow up their interest with a concrete bid for the 25-year-old of £17 million. Read more: But reports in Greece have indicated Panathinaikos have informed the Italians they no intention of selling anyone until they play their Champions League ties with Rangers. They have already snapped up three players for the new campaign - ex-Liverpool midfielder Pedro Chirivella, Greek international defender Georgios Kyriakopoulos from Monza and fellow stopper Ahmed Touba, with the Algerian international arriving from Turkish side Basaksehir. And they have made it clear they want their star striker Ioannidis available for the games against Russell Martin's new charges.
The Herald Scotland
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Rangers' Champions League rivals reject £17m transfer bid
Panathinaikos have received plenty of interest from clubs across Europe after Ioannidis netted 15 goals for club and country, including in Greece's last game against Bulgaria. Serie A side Fiorentina were the first club to follow up their interest with a concrete bid for the 25-year-old of £17 million. Read more: But reports in Greece have indicated Panathinaikos have informed the Italians they no intention of selling anyone until they play their Champions League ties with Rangers. They have already snapped up three players for the new campaign - ex-Liverpool midfielder Pedro Chirivella, Greek international defender Georgios Kyriakopoulos from Monza and fellow stopper Ahmed Touba, with the Algerian international arriving from Turkish side Basaksehir. And they have made it clear they want their star striker Ioannidis available for the games against Russell Martin's new charges.
