Friday, July 15, 2011

First Stop is Split on Stoke's Europa League Journey This Season

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Stoke may have been heartbroken when they lost in the FA Cup final last season but the reward for making it to Wembley comes in the form of their Europa League draw.

Tony Pulis' team, who enter at the third qualifying round, are playing their first European tie in 37 years and will face Croatian side Hadjuk Split.

Stoke will host the first leg, scheduled for July 28, before travelling to Stadion Poljud the following week.

Fulham could be playing in the same city if they protect their 3-1 lead against Crusaders. Martin Jol's side were drawn against NK Domaale of Slovenia or RNK Split, with the Croatians leading from the first leg.

Elsewhere in the draw Atletico Madrid, who defeated Fulham in the final two seasons ago, will face Norway's Stromsgodset IF.

In the Champions League qualifiers, Rangers will play Malmo, the 1979 runners-up, or Torshavn.

Selected Champions League third qualifying round draw:
HJK Helsinki or Bangor City v Dinamo Zagreb or Neftçi PFK
Copenhagen v Shamrock Rovers or FC Flora Tallinn
Valletta FC or FK Ekranas v Linfield or BATE Borisov
Rangers v Malmo or Tórshavn
Benfica v Trabzonspor
Dynamo Kiev v Rubin Kazan
Odense v Panathinaikos

Selected Europa League third qualifying round draw:
Atletico Madrid v Stromsgodset IF
Stoke City v Hajduk Split
Glentoran or FC Vorskla Poltava v Sligo Rovers
Paksi SE or Tromso v Hearts
Metalurg Skopje or Lokomotiv Sofia v ?l?sk Wroc?aw or Dundee United
Domzale or RNK Split v Crusaders or Fulham

 

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Source: http://www.fanhouse.co.uk/2011/07/15/first-stop-is-split-on-stokes-europa-league-journey-this-season/

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