Ernesto Valverde expects Thursday’s Europa League clash with Rangers to be more open than the first leg last week.
Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde expects Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Rangers to be a more open affair than the goalless draw at Ibrox.
Valverde is determine เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย to guide Athletic Bilbao to their first European semi-final, with the motivation set to be felt heading into this year’s final at their home ground San Mames.
‘They recently played in the (Europa League) final against Eintracht (Frankfurt) and lost only on penalties. We have to respect them because of what they did in the first game and they have history to defend,’ Valverde said.
‘It’s a tough game and it’s unique. We’ve played them here before this year and we want to play our game according to their game plan.’
‘I would say that because we are good. We will play with 10 men. They are good at counter-attacks and are a top team in the league and in Scotland they need to dominate. When you are sent off they sit back and wait for their chance and they are good at that. It will be a different game, it will be open-end, there will be chances for both sides.’
‘What we always try to do when the games come around is to use those things as inspiration to turn all of that into positive energy. Of course there’s pressure, we need all that energy to help us move forward, not hinder us.’