"We are familiar with the characteristics of Athletic Bilbao. Here I hear that it is impossible to win. Nothing is impossible. If we follow our plan and if we know their weaknesses - the match is 90 minutes and we can congratulate ourselves on a win", said the coach of Ludogorets Igor Jovicevic before the match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League.

"They are one of the symbols of Spanish football. They have great qualities. We know the characteristics of Athletic. Everyone knows about their transition, but it's not just that. They are not a tiki-taka team. They strongly profess the philosophy of their coach. We know what kind of players the team has. They are a stable team - same coach, same style, almost the same players. Any simple mistake will be punished. We have a plan that we've been working on all week and we're going to do it this week," Jovicevic added.

"We are grateful that the fans will fill the stadium. They make us stronger and put positive energy into our players. Thanks for that. In Belgium our fans were there, we had a large following. They gave us strength, energy and we were a millimeter away from taking the point," he said.

Jovicevic recalled that he had a try against Athletic Bilbao as part of the Real Madrid B team and even scored a goal against that team. "I scored against Athletic Bilbao, check it - in 1992 or 1993."

"The priority is to finish with 11 people, then we will think about something else. All the missing players are important to our tactical build-up, but we will have to do without them. We also have a lot of injured people who we cannot use - Piotrowski, Nedyalkov, Tekpetey... we have to concentrate on the players who will play," Jovicevic concluded.

Ludogorets' official press conference ahead of the Europa League main stage match against Athletic (Bilbao) will take place on Wednesday, November 6, at 1:30 pm at Huvepharma Arena. The head coach Igor Jovicevic and one football player will take part in the briefing. The Eagles' official training ahead of the match with the Spanish team starts at 17:45 at the club base and will be open to the media for the first 15 minutes.

Athletic head coach Ernesto Valverde will speak to the media on Wednesday at 18:15 at the Huvepharma Arena. 45 minutes later, at 19:00, the official training of Athletic (Bilbao) will start at the stadium. The session will also be open to the media for the first 15 minutes

PFC Ludogorets announces that for the match against Athletic (Bilbao) from the main phase of the Europa League on Thursday, November 7th, a strict organization will be established according to the pass regime at the Huvepharma Arena.

For easy access to the stadium, we recommend that fans whose seats are in Section G to use the walkways in the park and follow the signs and instructions of the stewards in the area.

IMPORTANT! Supporters with Athletic (Bilbao) fan articles will not be allowed in the Ludogorets supporters' areas. Checkpoints will be built around the stadium, where tickets and identity documents will be checked.

PFC Ludogorets reminds that for the match with Athletic (Bilbao) the Huvepharma Arena stadium opens its doors at 17:45. Given the fact that the stadium will be full and in order to avoid crowding at the entrances, we appeal to fans to arrive earlier. To ensure security, there will be increased checks at the entrances, and drunk persons, under the influence of narcotic substances, as well as those with dangerous objects and pyrotechnic devices will not be admitted.

For the purpose of traffic safety, the movement of cars in the sports area will be temporarily restricted by the construction of police checkpoints. From 5:30 pm, cars will not be allowed on Vasil Levski street (from the intersection with Knyaz Boris to Severen boulevard), Ilia Petrov str., Gavril Krastevich str. and Severen boulevard. Residents and those who wish to reside in the northern part of the city can move around, complying with the orders of police officers.

Supporters of PFC Ludogorets from other settlements who have purchased tickets for the match can use the designated parking lots next to the High School Dormitory, Central Post Office, Central Hotel, etc. Tovarna Piazza on Strandzha Street.

Ludogorets reminds that spectators accompanied by persons under the age of 18 must submit a completed guardian declaration. Declarations are handed out in person when buying a ticket and can be downloaded from the main page of the club's official website - www.ludogorets.com .

The management of Ludogorets makes a special request to the fans in sector V, and in particular for block 2, to show tolerance and not enter into conflicts with supporters of Athletic (Bilbao), who will be accommodated in the same block. As required by UEFA, Ludogorets is obliged to provide a certain number of first-class tickets to the visiting team.

In view of the tension that arose with Slavia (Prague) supporters during the previous Europa League home match, Ludogorets made an inquiry to UEFA whether first class tickets could be made available in the Central Stand, as in previous seasons. After a categorical refusal, we have already provided the passes to Athletic (Bilbao) for sector V.

In order to prevent incidents in sector V, PFC Ludogorets calls for a tolerant attitude on the part of all fans. In block 2 of sector V there will be an increased presence of stewards, as well as law enforcement officers who will monitor its compliance.