'not Easy To Play In Athens', Rangers Warned

Champions League, 2nd information qualifier: Panathinaikos v Rangers (0-2)

Where: Athens Olympic Stadium When: Wednesday 30 July Kick-off: 19:00 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC Scotland & BBC Radio Scotland, matter updates connected BBC Sport website

Rangers "will understand that it is not easy to play successful Athens", says Pananthinaikos caput coach Rui Vitoria arsenic nan Greek broadside effort to move astir a two-goal shortage to advancement successful Champions League qualifying.

The Greek broadside dominated for 50 minutes astatine Ibrox but grounded to person a big of chances earlier goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassamma gave Rangers a priceless lead to protect successful Wednesday's 2nd leg.

Vitoria understands why nan location players and fans celebrated astatine nan extremity of nan first leg, but warns they are mistaken if they judge nan occupation is already done.

"We request to beryllium much agreed than ever," nan Portuguese said.

"It was a really bully ambiance successful Scotland, but judge me, it is going to beryllium a very bully and basking ambiance present arsenic well.

"Rangers will understand that it is not easy to play successful Athens - not for them and not for anybody else."

Even pinch a 21:00 section kick-off time, nan somesthesia is expected to beryllium successful excess of 30C astatine nan Olympic Stadium.

Vitoria believes nan power and ambiance tin springiness Panathinaikos nan edge, while emphasising nan value of scoring first.

And contempt losing nan first leg, Vitoria thinks nan capacity successful Glasgow will springiness his broadside belief.

"What we did location was thing alternatively unbelievable for a Champions League lucifer because we had galore chances, we played successful our way, but we could not score," he said.

"Although Rangers had less chances, they were capable to people 2 goals. They person a batch of value and we were punished because we did not return our chances.

"The lucifer near a really bitter sensation for each of us.

"The astir important point now is to people nan first goal. I deliberation that erstwhile we people nan first goal, past nan 2nd and 3rd ones are going to come."