English Premier League

Tottenham, Rangers, Motherwell and Aberdeen discover Europa League second qualifying round opponents

Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers, Motherwell and Aberdeen discover their Europa League second qualifying round opponents following Monday afternoon’s draw.

A total of 92 teams across the continent are involved in the draw with the winners progressing to the third qualifying round as they eye a group-stage berth.

Linfield, Connah’s Quay Nomads, Motherwell, TNS, Coleraine, Aberdeen and Bala are the other British sides in the draw, while Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers represent the Republic of Ireland.

Matches will take place on the 17th of September 2020 and will be one leg behind closed doors with extra-time and penalties if required.

Take a look at how the draw played out for yourself below, and it’s fair to say it got plenty of people talking online…

Europa League qualifying round draw in full

Hammarby vs Lech Poznan
Maccaibi Haifa/FK Zeljenznicar vs Kairat Almaty
B36 Torshavn vs The New Saints
FK TSC Backa Topola vs Fotbal Club FCSB
Pogres Niederkorn vs Willem II
Sfintul Gheorge Suruceni vs FK Partizan Belgrade
Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Tottenham Hotspur
Budapest Honved vs Malmo FF
Lincoln Red Imps vs Rangers
KF Renova vs Hajduk Split

Getting to know Spurs‘ opponents:

Plovdiv finished 5th in the Championship round of the Bulgarian top-flight last season and have won three of their first four matches in 2019/20 to sit third, behind only CSKA Sofia and reigning champions Ludogorets Razgrad.

Bruno Akrapovic’s side successfully retained the Bulgarian Cup last term and beat FK Iskra Danilovgrad of Montenegro 1-0 in the first Europa League qualifying round on August 27.

EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS SO FAR

First qualifying round

Maribor	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Coleraine
Olimpija	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Víkingur Reykjavík
B36 Tórshavn	4–3 (a.e.t.)	FCI Levadia
Riteriai	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Derry City
Žalgiris	2–0	Paide Linnameeskond
Honvéd	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Inter Turku
Zrinjski Mostar	3–0	Differdange 03
Valletta	0–1	Bala Town
Lincoln Red Imps	2–0	Union Titus Pétange
Rosenborg	4–2	Breiðablik
Aberdeen	6–0	NSÍ Runavík
Motherwell	5–1	Glentoran
Hammarby IF	3–0	Puskás Akadémia
Malmö FF	2–0	Cracovia
Kukësi	2–1	Slavia Sofia
Ventspils	2–1	Dinamo-Auto
Shakhtyor Soligorsk	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Sfântul Gheorghe
Dinamo Minsk	0–2	Piast Gliwice
AGF	5–2	Honka
Shamrock Rovers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p)	Ilves
FH	0–2	DAC Dunajská Streda
The New Saints	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Žilina
Vaduz	0–2	Hibernians
Servette	3–0	Ružomberok
Neftçi	2–1	Shkupi
Keşla	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Laçi
Hapoel Be’er Sheva	3–0	Dinamo Batumi
Nõmme Kalju	10 Sep (28)	Mura
Bodø/Glimt	6–1	Kauno Žalgiris
Fehérvár	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Bohemians
Apollon Limassol	5–1	Saburtalo Tbilisi
Maccabi Haifa	9 Sep (32)	Željezničar
Alashkert	0–1	Renova
Partizan	1–0	RFS
Lech Poznań	3–0	Valmiera
Ordabasy	1–2	Botoșani
FCSB	3–0	Shirak
Progrès Niederkorn	3–0	Zeta
CSKA Sofia	2–1	Sirens
Petrocub Hîncești	0–2	TSC Bačka Topola
Sumgayit	0–2	Shkëndija
Kairat	4–1	Noah
Locomotive Tbilisi	2–1	Universitatea Craiova
Teuta	2–0	Beitar Jerusalem
Borac Banja Luka	1–0	Sutjeska Nikšić
Iskra Danilovgrad	0–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Gjilani	0–2 (a.e.t.)	APOEL