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Panathinaikos fans party outside Glasgow Irish bar before Rangers tie

Panathinaikos fans party outside Glasgow Irish bar before Rangers tie

Glasgow Times3 days ago
The Greek side take on Rangers in the second qualifying round first leg tie this evening before the return fixture next Wednesday.
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Ahead of the match, footage shared on social media showed Panathinaikos supporters in good spirits ahead of their trip to Ibrox.
A large group of supporters could be seen chanting and bouncing around on the street outside Connolly's Irish bar, on Bell Street, in the city centre.
UEFA rules state visiting clubs must receive five per cent of available tickets for [[Champions League]] matches.
That means Panathinaikos will have been granted around 2,500 tickets for the match in Govan tonight.
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Ahead of the match, Russell Martin said: "I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to the game.
"I've said that to the players, they should, with the work they've put in for the last four weeks, they should be really excited about this game now, because it's all been geared towards this. So, I'm really looking forward to it.
"It's not going to be a season-defining game. It's not.
"So it's a really, really big game, but the season is a long season. We'll be defined by what we do between now and May."
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