Motherwell and Aberdeen: Potential European ties

Aberdeen and Motherwell have recently found out who they might face in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2020/21 season's Europa League. This seasons qualifyers will be played over one leg, which will be played at the team who's drawn at home's ground.

Aberdeen and Motherwell are in a seeded pot with Rosenberg BK Of Norway. Motherwell or Aberdeen could face either Breidablik (Iceland), NSI Runavik (Faroe Islands) or Barry Town United (Wales), Glentoran (Northern Ireland) or HB Torshavn (Faroe Islands).

Aberdeen, Motherwell or Rosenberg CANNOT face each other in this round.

Rangers will come into the competition in the next round (2nd Qualifying Round)

Let's delve into the recent history of Aberdeen and Motherwell in this competition.

Aberdeen -

4th in the Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen have had Europa League for the past 6 years. Yet they haven't surpassed the 3rd qualifying round in any of them. Going out to Real Sociedad, Kairat Almaty, NK Maribor, Apollon Limassol and Rijeka all in the 3rd round, and going out to Burnley in the 2nd. Aberdeen have won 2 European trophies, Cup Winners Cup and Super Cup both in 1983.

Player to look out for: Sam Cosgrove (English)

Motherwell -

Position Last Season: 3rd in the Scottish Premiership

Motherwell haven't played European football since 2014/15, when they were put out in the second round by Icelandic side, Stjarnan, 5-4 AET on Aggregate. The furthest Motherwell have made us is the Play-offs on 2 separate occasions getting beat Odense and Levante in 2010 and 2012 respectively. They have also made the 3rd Round twice being put out by Steaua Bucuresti and Krasnodar in 2009 and 2013 respectively. Motherwell have never won a European trophy.

Player to look out for: David Turnbull (Scottish)

With each tie only being one-legged it will give both teams a big advantage to getting into the Group Stages.

Now let's check out the teams the Dons and the Well could face and bit about them.

Breidablik of Iceland:

Postion Last Season: 2nd in the Urvalsdeild

Breiðablik competed in a European competition for the first time in 2010, facingMotherwell in the Europa League Qualifiers.They lost the first leg 1–0

in Scotland, and lost by the same scoreline in the return leg, meaning that the team lost 2–0 on aggregate. A year later, Breiðablik faced Rosenberg in the Champions League Qualifiers, losing out 2–5 on aggregate. The team won away from home in Europe for the first time with a memorable 1–0 victory over Austrian side SK Sturm Graz in the 2013–14 competition.

Player to look out for: Thomas Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Could Breidablik get their revenge on Motherwell or Rosenberg? Tune in to UEFA.com tomorrow at 12 noon to find out.

NSI Runavik of Faroe Islands:

Position Last Season: 3rd in the Havnar Boltfelag

Runavik have played in the Europa League Qualifiers for the past 9 years facing Hibernian in 2018 going out in the 1st Qualifier 12-5! They have never made it past the 1st Qualifying Round, And haven't gotten out the preliminary rounds in the last 2 years going out to Barry Town United and Ballymena

United. In 2011 they faced 2020 Championship play-off winners, Fulham. Where they where beaten 3 nil.

Player to look out for: Klaemint Andrasson Olsen (Faroe Islands)

Barry Town United of Wales:

Position Last Season: 4th in the Cymru Premier

Barry have played 26 competitive games in European club competitions; in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup. The team has won three full qualifying ties, defeating opposition from Latvia, Hungary and Azerbaijan, in addition to single victories against FC Porto and Vardar Skopje and draws with Aberdeen, Valletta and Cliftonville. The club has scored 21 goals in regular European play, as well as four shootout penalties. Their most recent European appearance came in 2019, after an absence of 16 seasons and now play against NSI Runavik in the preliminary rounds this season.

Player to look out for: Jordan Cotterill (Welsh)

Glentoran of Northern Ireland:

Position Last Season: 5th in the NIFL Premiership

Glentoran play in the preliminary rounds this season after a 5 year absence from European competitions since being beaten 7-1 by Slovakian side Zilina. Glentoran have played 10 ties since the UEFA revamp. 5 in UEFA Europa League and 5 in the UEFA Champions League. Only ever making it into the 2nd Qualifying Round of the Europa League once and Champions League once. The most recent Scottish side they played was Dundee United in the UEFA Cup 1st Round where they crashed to a 5-1 defeat.

Player to look out for: Elliot Morris (Northern Ireland)

HB Torshavn of Faroe Islands:

Position Last Season: 4th in the Havnar Boltfelag

Our second Faroese side on this list is HB Torshavn. Torshavn have played in the Europa League 6 times only ever making it as far as the 2nd Qualifying Round. They have also played in the Champions League 9 times with their most recent time coming last season where they were knocked out by HJK, the former team of Alfredo Morelos, 5-2. Torshavn have only ever played one Scottish side, which is Motherwell, in the UEFA Cup Prelims where the 'well' won 7-1. Could we see a reunion here or will they play a second Scottish side in their history?

Player to look out for: Fróði Benjaminsen (Faroe Islands)

Scotland have now moved up into the top 15 of the UEFA Coefficient Rankings.

Here's what positions will get what come the end of the season in the Scottish Premiership.

1st - Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round

2nd - Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round

3rd - Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round

4th - Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round

5th - Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round

Whoever wins the Scottish Cup will get 3rd places European place except if 1st, 2nd or 3rd win it.

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Wrote By Cole Bertie