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What do we know about Midtjylland?
Hibs' Europa League qualifying opponents Midtjylland are owned by Denmark's richest man, Anders Holch four-times Danish champions are renowned for their data-driven and analytical style in player recruitment, development and are managed by 50-year-old former player Thomas Thomasberg, who returned from Randers in March 2023 for a second spell in six wins and a draw in their final seven Danish Superliga outings last season, Thomasberg's men were pipped to the title by FC Copenhagen, who finished a point the European front, Midtjylland were beaten in the Champsion League play-off round by Slovan Bratislava last term and dropped down to the Europa League. A 20th-place finish in the league phase sent them through to the knockout stage play-offs where they succumbed to La Liga side Real Danes have faced Scottish opposition twice before. Rangers claimed a 7-3 aggregate win in the Europa League third qualifying round in 2019-20, while Midtjylland dispatched Celtic 3-2 over two legs in the Champions League second qualifying round in striker Franculino is a player Hibs should be wary of after the 20-year-old finished last season as the Danish club's top scorer with 16 goals in 41 appearances while also delivering six Poland striker Adam Buksa, 28, had a fruitful first season after his £4m move from Lens, netting 15 times in 39 games.
