Night of history beckons for Shels and Rovers

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A night of history beckons for Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers.

For the first time, a European group phase tournament will feature two League of Ireland teams.

Shelbourne have been told to get the job done, by boss Joey O’Brien.

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Tallaght Stadium is home for them, with Swedish side Hacken coming to Dublin.

While for Shamrock Rovers, they’ve become experienced in group phase football.

The League of Ireland Champions elect are on the road to Sparta Prague.

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Both of those matches start at 8PM

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Celtic will be chasing their first Europa League win tonight as they welcome Braga to Celtic Park.

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Rangers are also searching for their opening points of the campaign, away to Sturm Graz in Austria.

Nottingham Forest return to European action at the City Ground for the first time in three decades, hosting Danish side Midtjylland.

And Aston Villa look to continue their strong start, aiming for back-to-back victories when they meet Feyenoord in Rotterdam.