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Hearts face Eastern Europe trip


Hearts will travel to either Belarus or Bosnia-Herzegovina in their Champions League second qualifier.

The SPL runners-up will play the winners of Shakhtyor v Siroki Brijeg, with the first game at Murrayfield.

Northern Irish champions Linfield could play Steaua Bucharest if they beat Gorica of Slovenia in the first qualifier. Cork meet Apollon of Cyprus.

Welsh side TNS have a tough match against MyPa of Finland, with the winners playing FC Copenhagen.

Hearts' potential opponents both won their respective leagues last season.

Bosnia-Herzegovina champions Siroki Brijeg were seeded for the first qualifying round draw and will be favourites to go through.

The first qualifying round first-leg matches will be played on 11/12 July with the second-leg matches following on 18/19 July.

Hearts' opening game will be at Murrayfield on 25 or 26 July, with the return leg a week later.

There are also a host of British and Irish teams in the first qualifying round of the Uefa Cup.

Derry City will face former winners IFK Gothenburg in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup while Irish compatriots Drogheda face HJK Helsinki.

Northern Ireland's Glentoran have a tough tie against Norwegian outfit SK Brann and Portadown face FBK Kaunas.

Welsh representatives Rhyl play Lithuanian side Suduva away while Llanelli travel to Swedish team Gefle.

The first leg match will be played on 13 July with the second-leg on the 27.

The qualifying matches will be played on 13 and 27 July.

Champions League first qualifying round:

Elbasani v Ekranas
TVMK v Hafnarfjordur
Metalurgs v Aktobe
MyPa v TNS
Cork v Apollon
Sioni v Baku
Dudelange v Rabotnicki
Shakhtyor v Siroki Brijeg
Birkirkara v B36
Linfield v Gorica
Pyunik v Sheriff

Second qualifying round:

Linfield or Gorica v Steaua
Levski v Sioni or Baku
Zurich v Salzburg
Djurgarden v Ruzomberok
Debrecen v Dudelange v Rabotnicki
Cork or Apollon v Crvena Zvezda
Fenerbahce v Birkirkara or B36
Mlada Boleslav v Valerenga
Pyunik or Sheriff v Spartak Moscow
Metalurgs or Aktobe v Dynamo Kiev
TVMK or Hafnarfjordur v Legia
Copenhagen v MyPa or TNS
Elbasani or Ekranas v Dinamo Zagreb
Hearts v Shakhtyor or Siroki Brijeg

Uefa Cup first qualifying round:

Tirana v Varteks
Dinamo Tirana v CSKA Sofia
Koper v Litex
Sarajevo v Ranger's
Domzale v Orasje
Hibernian v Dinamo Bucuresti
APOEL v Murata
Rijeka v Omonia
Lokomotiv Sofia v Makedonija
Vardar v Roeselare
Rapid Bucuresti v Sliema
Ujpest v Vaduz
Zimbru v Karabakh
MIKA v Young Boys
Videoton FC Fehervar v Kairat Almaty
Zaglebie v Dinamo Minsk
Spartak Trnava v Karvan
Ameri v Banants
BATE v Nistru
Basel v Tobol
WIT v Artmedia
HJK v Drogheda
Brondby v Valur
Gefle v Llanelli
Jeunesse Esch v Skonto
Etzella v Atvidaberg
Ventspils v GI
Glentoran v Brann
Randers v IA
Portadown v Kaunas
Rhyl v Suduva
Levadia v Haka
Skala v Start
Lyn v Flora
Goteborg v Derry



Taken from the BBC


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