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Blues, Larne and Swifts learn potential third round opponents

Blues, Larne and Swifts learn potential third round opponents

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Linfield, Larne and Dungannon Swifts have found out their potential third round opponents in Uefa Conference League qualifying after the draw was made on Tuesday.Irish Premiership champions Linfield have dropped into the Conference League after their defeat by Shelbourne in Champions League qualifying.They take on Lithuanian side Zalgris away in the first leg of their second qualifying tie on Thursday and if they win over the two legs, the Blues could face Vikingur from the Faroe Islands in the next round.Larne required penalties to overcome Auda in the first qualifying round and take on FC Prishtina of Kosovo in the second qualifying round with the first leg at the Ballymena Showgrounds also taking place on Thursday.Should they progress, they will come up against the winner of the tie involving Portuguese side CD Santa Clara and Croatian outfit NK Varazdin.Irish Cup winners Dungannon enter the competition at the second qualifying round after their cup win and take on FC Vaduz with the away first leg taking place in Lichenstein on Thursday.They will take on Dutch giants AZ Alkmaar or Finnish side Ilves if they overcome Vaduz.The two legs of the third-round ties are set to take place on 7 August and 14 August.
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