Conference League: Dundee United take first-leg lead to Strassen
Date: 17:36 BST
Title: 'United fans making plenty of noise'
Content: UNA Strassen v Dundee United (agg 0-1)
Brian McLauchlinBBC Scotland in Deifferdeng, Luxembourg
The atmosphere inside the stadium here in Deifferdeng is beginning to ramp up. Just under 2,000 fans will be inside the small stadium around 25 miles from the city centre but they are making plenty of noise and enjoying the tunes being blasted out over the tannoy.
Around 1,000 of those fans have made their way via plane, train and automobiles to watch their team take on the minnows of Strassen.
And if the team can take even a small part of the optimism from the fans into their own beliefs then surely United will be heading home and still harbouring hopes of continuing their European adventures?
It looks like a warm evening for the travelling fans
Update:
Date: 17:33 BST
Title: Camara & Sibbald in for United
Content: UNA Strassen v Dundee United (agg 0-1)
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin makes two changes to his starting XI for this evening's game.
Panutche Camara and Craig Sibbald start in place of Isaac Pappoe and Ryan Strain.
Max Watters, who came off minutes after coming on as a substitute in the first leg, is fit enough to make the bench.
UNA Strassen are unchanged.
Craig Sibbald gets his first start of the season
Update:
Date: 17:31 BST
Title: LINE-UPS
Content: UNA Strassen v Dundee United (agg 0-1)
UNA Strassen: Ozcan, Brandenburger, Delgado, D Agovic, Hall, Diogo Pimentel, Vova, E Agovic, Hadji, De Souza, Myre.
Substitutes: Diogo Garrido, Bock, Goncalves, Zanadji, Sacras, Dadashev, A Agovic, Sever, Bopaka, Romeyns, Perez, Marques.
Dundee United: Kucherenko, Esselink, Iovu, Sevelj, Trapanovski, Camara, Sapsford, Ferry, Sibbald, Dolcek, Keresztes.
Substitutes: Richards, Adams, Thomson, O'Donnell, Stirton, Watters, Cleall-Harding, Constable, Beattie, Welsh, Pappoe.
Update:
Date: 17:30 BST
Title: Decider for Dundee United
Content: UNA Strassen v Dundee United (agg 0-1)
It's another big night for Scottish clubs in Europe, starting with Dundee United in Luxembourg.
The Tangerines lead UNA Strassen 1-0 in the Conference League second qualifying round and aiming to set up a meeting with Decic or Rapid Vienna.
Rapid are 2-0 in that tie and favourites to progress.
Let's get some team news from Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange.
Will Ferry takes in the surroundings in Differdange
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