Moment Panathinaikos fans take over Irish bar and sit in Glasgow street ahead of crunch Rangers clash
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PANATHINAIKOS fans have been spotted enjoying themselves ahead of tonight's £40m Champions League crunch versus Rangers at Ibrox.
The Athens outfit are renowned for their passionate supporters and a group of their followers have made themselves at home in Glasgow's Merchant City ahead of the clash.
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Fans gather in the street outside Connolly's Irish bar
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The fans go wild
Russell Martin is kicking off his reign as Rangers boss with his first game against Panathinaikos in a crunch Champions League qualifier.
And the Greek fans are clearly up for it - with footage shared on social media by Greek outlet Gazzetta showing fans sitting and kneeling down in the STREET then going wild as they performed terracing chants outside Connolly's Irish Bar on Bell Street in the city.
It's an establishment usually hugely popular with followers of Celtic and the travelling Greek fans - whose side also wear green and white and have a shamrock for their badge - clearly making themselves feel at home.
It was captioned with the words: "Panathinaikos fans are going wild in Glasgow!"
Both Panathinaikos and Rangers have three qualifying rounds to get past to reach the moneyspinning all-new Champions League 'league' phase for the first time.
The winners of the tie will face either Servette or Viktoria Plzen in the next round with the likes of Club Brugge or Benfica potentially waiting in the playoff round.
Premier League scouts, meanwhile, will be in attendance at Ibrox tonight to watch over a target who is attracting serious transfer interest, it's being claimed.
Star right-back Giorgos Vagiannidis is expected to start for Rui Vitoria tonight and he'll be hoping to put on a show in front of admirers.
According to Prasinoforos, scouts from the likes of Wolves and Everton among other clubs will be watching the action in Govan to assess the 23-year-old.
They could also have their eyes on at least one Rangers star, though, as Everton have recently expressed interest in a current Gers ace.
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Hamza Igamane is believed to be on the radar of the Merseyside club, with other Premier League sides reportedly keeping tabs on him as well.
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