Where can I watch Shamrock Rovers v Breidablik in the Champions League qualifiers?

Shamrock Rovers are set for Champions League qualifier action tonight

Shamrock Rovers are set for Champions League qualifier action tonight Credit: Kristian Skeie/UEFA/Getty Images

Shamrock Rovers begin their European campaign this evening in Tallaght Stadium in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.

They take on Icelandic champions Breidablik - with a guarantee for the winning side in this tie to get to the play-off in one of the UEFA competitions. The winners are set to play Copenhagen in the second qualifying round.

Last year, Rovers played 14 games in Europe beginning with a 3-0 home win over Hibernians of Malta and made it all the way to the group stages of the Europa Conference League.

They made second qualifying round but lost that tie dropping into the Europa League third qualifying round. They won that subsequent tie which effectively earned them a spot in the Europa Conference League group stages (after they lost the Europa League play-off).

The losers of this Ireland v Iceland clash will drop into the Europa Conference League second qualifying round where they will face the defeated team from the KI Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) and Ferencvaros tie.

Are tickets available for the match?

You can head along to watch the game tonight in Tallaght Stadium. Over 6,000 tickets have been sold with the main (west) stand and south stand sold out but tickets are available for the east stand.

Where can I watch the match on TV?

You can watch the game on television with RTÉ2 showing the game live. The game kicks off at 7.45pm in Tallaght Stadium.

Can I learn more about Rovers’ opposition?



Yes you can. We have you covered with our ‘sideways’ glance on Breidablik.

Who is the referee?

Cypriot official Chrysovalantis Theouli will take charge in Tallaght. He was the referee in charge of Ireland’s 1-0 friendly win away to Malta on the eve World Cup.

Will the referee have access to VAR?

Yes as access to VAR has been expanded for this year’s UEFA Champions League to include all qualifying rounds of the competition for the very first time



Is there a match preview to read?

Again, extratime.com has a preview for you. Luke Jordan penned this one (see below) and he will be in Tallaght tonight to report on the game. Macdara Ferris is set to report from Iceland on the away leg next week.

About Macdara Ferris

Macdara Ferris is a contributor since 2007 to Hoops Scene (Shamrock Rovers' match day programme) and is the co-author of two books on Shamrock Rovers - 'Tallaght Time: Shamrock Rovers 2009 to 2012' (with Karl … View Full Profile