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The National (Scotland)
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Mark Walker

Panathinaikos star in bullish Rangers vow despite Ibrox defeat

Panathinaikos star Filip Duricic insists they can turn their Champions League nightmare around and knock out Rangers in Athens.

[[Rangers]] have one foot in the next round after a 2-0 home win at Ibrox against the ten-man Greeks, who were guilty of missing a string of chances.

The return is at the Olympic Stadium next week and Serbian midfielder Duricic reckons the tie is far from over.

He stressed: "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.


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"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."

And his colleague, Uruguayan star Pellistri, took responsibility for the defeat.

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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