Euro guide for League of Ireland sides: A famous father and a fun Derry Girls jibe. Shamrock Rovers are in Champions League action while St Pat’s, Derry City and Dundalk get their Europa Conference League campaigns underway.
Tonight Champions League first qualifying round, first leg: Shamrock Rovers v Breidablik Hoops boss Stephen Bradley got to watch the Icelandic champions in the flesh when he travelled there for the preliminerary round earlier this month, a tournament that saw them progress courtesy of comprehensive wins over teams from San Marino and Montenegro.
The 33-year-old has scored 22 goals in 41 games and notched up 10 assists. A French national, he is the son of former Morocco international Mustapha Hadji, the midfielder who starred for Coventry City and Aston Villa in the Premier League from the late 1990s into the mid 2000s.“He looks lively, quick,” St Pat’s boss Jon Daly said after their 1-1 draw with Cork City. “We’ve got players who can produce as we’ve seen with Jake [Mulraney] and Chris Forrester.
“We haven’t gone through a round in Europe in nine years so we’re not in any sort of position to put ourselves on a pedestal, that’s for sure,” he told The Derry Journal. Higgins watched HB lose 2-0 to runaway league leaders KI recently. Without a win in three games there may well be a vulnerability that Derry can capitalise on early.Where to watch: Kick-off: 7pm. Available from LOITV.ie for €10 .
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