St Pats hope Irish eyes will be smiling

SOCCER 10 POOL OF THE DAY

Thursday 11 August

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Irish club St Patrick’s Athletic are looking for a rare and upset victory on a busy night of European club competition. More details at www.soccer6.co.za.

M1 Lech Poznan vs Vikingur Reykjavik: Vikingur were 1-0 winners in the first leg in Iceland last Thursday.

M2 Rapid Vienna vs Neftchi Baku: Rapid must try and work their way back from a 2-1 deficit from last week’s first leg in Azerbaijan.

M3 Slovan Bratislava vs Olympiakos: The Slovakian champions managed a 1-1 draw last week in Greece in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League preliminary round tie.

M4 St Patrick’s Athletic vs CSKA Sofia: Irish part timers St Pats are on the cusp of a shock victory over the Bulgarian club after winning 1-0 in Sofia last week.

M5 AZ Alkmaar vs Dundee United: AZ Alkmaar have home advantage as they try to overturn a 1-0 deficit from last week’s first leg in Scotland.

M6 Gil Vicente vs Riga: Gil Vicente should advantage in the UEFA Europa Conference League after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Latvia last week.

M7 Partizan Belgrade vs AEK Larnaca: Serbia’s Partizan trail 2-1 after the first leg in Cyprus last week.

M8 West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United: West Brom were 4-0 winners the last time the Blades visited the Hawthorns.

M9 Internacional vs Melgar: Last week’s first leg of this Copa Sudamericana tie in Peru ended in a goalless draw.

M10 Estudiantes vs Athletico Paranaense: The last of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg ties will be played in Argentina. The first leg last week ended goalless.

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