Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published on Friday, April 11, 2025, 07:48 / Updated on Friday, April 11, 2025 07:48
Ianis Hagi (26 years old) gave a brave statement, immediately after Rangers drew, score 0-0, with Athletic Bilbao, in the tour of the Europa League.
Great match made by Ianis Hagi's rangers, considering that he played in numerical inferiority from the 13th minute, after Istvan Kovacs eliminated Robin Propper.
Ianis trusts that Rangers can go to Spain and get qualification. He hopes that the team will repeat the performance of 2022, when he played in the Europa League final. Then, after 1-1 during the regular time, the Scots were defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt, score 4-5, at the break.
The Romanian urges calm, remembering that the results in the championship are not the desired ones. Rangers ranks two, 13 points behind the Celtic rival.
Ianis Hagi, after Rangers – Athletic Bilbao: “Let's not do a holiday”
“Obviously, we are happy that we are in a position ok for return after this match. Considering the situation, we go there with a chance to qualify. When you take a red card after 10 minutes it is not easy, especially against a team like Athletic Bilbao. I think we did a good job. I think we are in a good position to go to Bilbao and to go on.
Let's not do a holiday because we know we played weak in the championship. It does not mean that we do not have to play at the maximum level in the last matches of the season. We did a good job in the last 5-6 years in this competition and we must try to qualify further. We believe we have a chance to move on and Why not play again with the trophy on the table?
We want to play well in Europe, but I can't say it's a fantastic evening. Internally, I did not do a good job, ”said Ianis Hagi, in the mixed area.
