Ferencvaros – Shamrock Rovers

The favourite will offer a sharp attacking game already in the first half

The main sensation of the first qualifying stage of the Champions League was the departure of Ferencvaros. The Hungarian champions were not alarmed and were not put in the right direction by the draw in their first meeting with Klaksvik in the Faroe Islands. In a meeting with an outsider on their home pitch, Cherchesov's wards were unable not only to score, but also to gain a noticeable advantage on the pitch. Ferencvaros came to the home match unprepared and started to concede in the opening minutes. A characteristic moment of the meeting with the Faroese champions in Budapest was the "importation" of the goalkeeper, whose transfer price exceeds the value of the entire Klaksvik squad. The final defeat with the score 0:3 immediately led to the dismissal of the head coach of the Hungarian team. For the upcoming match Ferencvaros will lead out acting Mate Csaba. It should be noted that the club from Budapest is the undisputed champion of Hungary for the last five seasons. The team consists of players of a good level, and the squad is valued at more than 50 million euros. Of course, the departure from the rival Faroe Islands is a disgrace for the glorious club, which the players will intend to "wash away" in the first round of qualification for themselves less status, but still a European tournament - the Conference League. Bookmakers consider the Hungarians as clear favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.32 on their victory. Shamrock Rovers under the leadership of Stephen Bradley since 2016 have never dropped below third place in the national championship, and at the end of the past three seasons finished in the rank of champion. Despite regularly qualifying for European tournaments, the Irish club only achieved promotion to the group round last year. After successive Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, Shamrock Rovers played in the Conference League group. It was Ferencvaros who blocked the Irish side's path to the Europa League, defeating them 4-0 at home. The visitors have no big-name players and only two representatives of their national teams - Estonia and Cape Verde. This time Ferencvaros will start "tearing and throwing" the weak opponent already in the first half.