Premier League clubs are in a race to upgrade to swanky stadiums – but some historic European grounds can still compete with the best.English top-flight football has waved goodbye to Goodison Park, the Boleyn Ground, White Hart Lane, and Highbury in the last 20 years.Hugo Ekitike scored on his return to Frankfurt’s underrated stadium with Liverpool last monthGettyManchester United will soon be the next to emulate Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham, and Everton in moving to a new home.Across Europe, significant demolition work has already been done to Barcelona’s Camp Nou, with Italy’s San Siro set to be next in line.However, such is the exorbitant money in football, there remains an ever-increasing danger of iconic stadiums being left behind.With that in mind, European football expert Andy Brassell has detailed his top-five most underrated venues on the continent. Criteria in his talkSPORT.com ranking include the atmosphere generated, as much as it does the design of the ground itself.5. PanathinaikosRafael Benitez’s Greek club are planning to move into the Votanikos Stadium in 2026, which will mean the end of their historic home.The Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, known as Leoforos, is the oldest currently active football stadium in Greece, but it holds just 16,003.It incidentally does not meet modern UEFA standards, forcing Panathinaikos to play Europa League games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.Brassell told talkSPORT: “Leoforos felt a little bit like St. Andrews at Birmingham City the first time I went there, in that it feels like it’s from a bygone era.“It’s not a luxurious facility by any stretch of the imagination, but the noise and colour is incredible. It’s quite old school.” It’s quite old school – it’s a monument to a bygone era of football.”Panathinaikos are no longer able to play European games at its original stadiumGettyThe Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium will be demolished under plans for a new stadiumAFP4. AberdeenThe Scottish giants have been at Pittodrie since 1903, but are pushing to build a new community stadium on Aberdeen beach.That could spell the end for the first stadium to use the invention of a dugout and one of the first all-seater stadiums in the UK.“Pittodrie is amazing,” Brassell added. “I knew a lot of Scottish stadiums already, but Pittodrie is something else.“Speaking of stadiums from a bygone era. I don’t think you could ever develop Pittodrie. And I don’t think you’d want to. “Everything about it is so in the image of the city; The granite city. It’s got such incredible character. It’s got such history.“There’s a brilliant statue of Sir Alex Ferguson outside the main reception. The murals, the facade of the main stand. I loved it.”Aberdeen have been at home in Pittodrie since 1903Getty3. Eintracht FrankfurtLiverpool fans recently enjoyed a trip to the Deutsche Bank Park, aka Waldstadion, for a 5-1 Champions League away win over Frankfurt in October.Tottenham Hotspur similarly recorded a 1-0 victory on a visit in April, with England also drawing 1-1 with Denmark there at Euro 2024.“This is a more modern stadium, you can see well from everywhere,” Brassell continued. “It’s quite grand, but at the same time, the atmosphere is incredible.“People always mention Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, even St. Pauli, which is no one’s idea of a polished sort of modern stadium, but Eintracht Frankfurt is, again, the noise is incredible.“West Ham, Spurs, Chelsea fans that have been there in recent years, I think many of them, ones I’ve spoken to, are completely taken aback about how immense it is really. “It is somewhere where the fans really feel it. It’s quite edgy. And especially for a big European or Cup night, it’s as good as it gets.”England fans have visited the Deutsche Bank Park in droves in recent seasonsGetty2. Lens – Stade Bollaert-DelelisAnother England-adjacent stadium, with this French stadium the site of the Three Lions’ dramatic 2-1 win over Wales at Euro 2016.And the benefit for English fans is that it’s one hour and 22 minutes to Lille on the Eurostar – and only an extra 25 down the road to Lens.Brassell claimed: “Lille are the team from Nord-Pas-de-Calais that we’re used to seeing in Europe, but really, Lens have always been the team that’s been most passionately followed in that region.“The Bollard had a sort of bit of a makeover in recent years. In terms of modernity, it’s not the same as the Stade Pierre Mauroy where Lille play, but the atmosphere is one of the best in Europe.“Lens, a bit like Saint-Etienne, is an ex-coal mining town. It’s not a pretty town by any stretch of the imagination. “But it’s the football that gives it life. And football means everything there. It’s so passionately followed.“I think the view we sometimes have of French football is that it’s not that passionate. The fans are a bit standoffish, which, in some cases, I guess can be true. But when you look at Lens, Saint-Etienne, and Marseille, they’re the must-do places.“It’s a great thing because they can really put on a European night, with that mix of French, British and Belgian culture, they love a beer there as well.“It’s got a really interesting cultural mix, and I think that’s what gives them that really gutsy atmosphere. It’s fantastic.”Lens’ home stadium holds special memoriesGetty1. SevillaSevilla have won the Europa League and UEFA Cup a record seven times, and the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium is a big reason why.The stadium, which was built in 1955, is one of the biggest stadiums in Spain, and is known as the national team’s ‘lucky charm’.La Roja have never lost at Sevilla’s stadium, boasting a record of 20 wins and five draws at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.“It’s amazing,” Brassell told talkSPORT. “And it’s one of these stadiums that you have a few of in Spain, where you think very little appears to have been done to it over the years.Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium is a spectacle to beholdGETTY“The atmosphere is amazing. Obviously, particularly for the derby against Betis, but also at any home game, when that anthem starts playing, it’s hairs on the back of the neck.“It’s extraordinary. After so much success in the 21st century, they’ve had to endure some pretty dire teams over the last couple of years.“They’ve had a generally positive start to this season, but still, they’re not going anywhere in a hurry.“They’re not going to qualify for Europe, so it’s really the fans that make it worth going back. It’s an absolute must-go-to.”Do you agree with our rankings?