The Rugby Park side will find out their fate tomorrow afternoon
It’s nearly time for Kilmarnock fans to dig out the passports and get searching for cheap hotels and flights.It’s been an all too rare occurrence in recent years for the Killie faithful with this being only the second time they’ve qualified for Europe since 2000. So you’ll not want to miss it.
There’s also the added reward this time of knowing there’s at least two European trips to look forward to as an exit in the Europa League would see Derek McInnes’ side drop into the Europa Conference League. So there’s at least two bites to the cherry. For example, exiting the Europa League in the second qualifying round means they’d be in the Europa Conference third round draw – where they’d be two rounds away from the group stage.Here, the Standard takes a look at Killie’s potential opponents when the draw gets made in Switzerland on Wednesday at 12noon UK time.Last season: 5th place
Star players include 81 cap England midfielder Jordan Henderson and Dutch striker Brian Brobbey, who could attract a big summer move following a 22-goal campaign.Last season: 4th placePipped Genk to European qualification on goal difference on the final day of the campaign. Rijeka were runners-up to Dinamo Zagreb in both the league and cup last term and have finished second in the league six times in the last 10 years.
They beat Hibs 3-0 in Europa League qualfiying in 2018 - a match in which Erling Haaland scored twice. Four Rapid players were named in Austria’s squad for Euro 2024, including highly rated 20-year-old centre-back Leopold Querfeld, although none featured in their opening 1-0 loss to France.Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Braga - capacity 30,360Major honours: 3 x Portuguese Cup winners, 3 x Portuguese League Cup winners.
The club’s heydays were in the 1970s and 80s when they won six titles and finished runners-up three times during a nine year spell.
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