File photo of Stephen Bradley. Image: Evan Treacy/INPHO File photo of Stephen Bradley. Image: Evan Treacy/INPHO SHAMROCK ROVERS MANAGER Stephen Bradley admitted his side have been left at a disadvantage by travel complications en route to the first leg of their Champions League second round qualifier against Ludogorets of Bulgaria. [Live RTE Two; KO 6.45pm]
Rovers face a daunting task tomorrow night. Ludogorets, bankrolled by pharmaceutical billionaire Kiril Domuschiev, have won 11-straight league titles and have twice made the group stages of the Champions League in that run, while they have been regular fixtures in the Europa League group stage in the years they’ve missed out on the biggest competition of them all.
Captain Ronan Finn, meanwhile, is closing in on Gary Rogers’ record for a LOI player’s appearances in Europe: Rogers clocked 54, while Finn will make it 50 tomorrow night if he starts.