Derry City play Riga FC in the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium this Thursday (kick off 19:45).
Shamrock Rovers play the first leg of the Champions League first qualifying round against Hibernians on Tuesday at Tallaght Stadium (kick-off 7.30pm). extratime.com take a look at their opponents.
Slovan Bratislava celebrating their win over Dundalk in Tallaght Stadium in 2019
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA
Slovan have a rich European football history having won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1969 beating Barcelona in Basil. They have made the groups stages of the Europa League three times in the last decade.
In the 2019 they defeated Dundalk (1-0 at home and 3-1 in Tallaght) in the Europa League third qualifying round and Greek side PAOK in the play-off round to make the group stages where they earned four points (from a win over Besiktas at home and a 2-2 draw away to Braga).
Last year, they had to forfeit their fixture against Faroe Island side KI due to a positive COVID-19 test in their squad and then lost to 4-3 on penalties to Finnish side KuPS after their one-legged tie ended 1-1 after 120 minutes so they will be hoping to fair better this season.
Slovan Bratislava celebrating their win over Dundalk in Tallaght Stadium in 2019
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA
Slovan have a rich European football history having won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1969 beating Barcelona in Basil. They have made the groups stages of the Europa League three times in the last decade.
In the 2019 they defeated Dundalk (1-0 at home and 3-1 in Tallaght) in the Europa League third qualifying round and Greek side PAOK in the play-off round to make the group stages where they earned four points (from a win over Besiktas at home and a 2-2 draw away to Braga).
Last year, they had to forfeit their fixture against Faroe Island side KI due to a positive COVID-19 test in their squad and then lost to 4-3 on penalties to Finnish side KuPS after their one-legged tie ended 1-1 after 120 minutes so they will be hoping to fair better this season.