Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has vowed to treat next week's Europa League quarter-final against Rangers as the final.
The Spanish side are battling with Atletico Madrid for third place in La Liga and are also desperate to try and win the Europa League with the final being held at their own San Mames stadium.
They face Villarreal this weekend with a win practically guaranteeing them a Champions League place for next season.
And they then have to travel to Glasgow for the first leg of the last eight tie.
Athletic Bilbao stalwart Alvarez, who has been at the club for nine years, admitted he's already preparing for the ties against Rangers.
He said: "In the dressing room, we are very optimistic. We play Villarreal before we go to Scotland to face Rangers.
"And we are treating every game between now and the end of the season as a final for us because we have got so much to play for.
"We have kept a lot of clean sheets this season and we are very confident about our defensive capabilities.
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"At Athletic, all 11 of our players defend as a team when we need to.
"The whole team is convinced that on Sunday we are going to beat Villarreal and then go on and beat Rangers in the quarter finals.
"If we do what we have been doing - pressing teams right from the strikers and not let them play, we are very confident we can beat anyone.
"There is a great feeling around the club at the moment."
