Celje in Ireland regarding history, Luka Bobičanec emphasizes: “The team has started to psychologically uplift in the last two weeks”
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Maribor numerous times, Mura and Olimpija once each, and all the others together – none. But Slovenian European history could be rewritten today, as Celje could become the fourth club with a guaranteed spot in the group stage of one of the European competitions. If Celje retains the lead from the first leg against Shamrock in the return match of the third qualifying round for the Europa League in Dublin, it will already have a place in the group stage of the Conference League in its pocket. The Celje camp is aware of the opportunity that lies ahead, says experienced midfielder Luka Bobičanec.
“We are certainly facing a tough match, but the team has started to improve psychologically in the last two weeks. We have also started doing things on the pitch that we were missing before. We want to take advantage of this opportunity to qualify for the group stage of a European competition, as this would be historic for Celje,” said Luka Bobičanec to the club’s website ahead of the match in Ireland.
The Croatian is also pleased with the fact that the grass surface at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin is significantly better than in Celje. Luka Bobičanec is convinced that this will play in Celje’s favor. “We are coming to Ireland with a positive result; we had opportunities to score more goals. We definitely won’t just defend, as we want to play. The pitch in Dublin is phenomenal, and it will allow us to do so. We need to do things together as a team – pressing, defending, fighting. If we continue working as we have started recently, positive things await us,” added Luka Bobičanec ahead of the match, which will kick off at 9 PM.
If Celje wins, they will face Greek champions PAOK in the last qualifying round for the Europa League. If they are eliminated, they will compete for the Conference League against the winner of the match between Ordabasy and Pyunik. The latter won the first leg away 1-0.
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