Heart of Midlothian, champion of Scotland, rival of the Royal Society in the run-up to the Europa Cup
Gorka Alvarez's team will be measured at Hearts on 22 or 23 September and 30 September or 1 October. The one-way match will be played in Edinburgh, back in Donostia.
The Royal Society will face Scottish champion Heart of Midlothian.
The Royal Society already knows its rival in the previous phase of the Europa Cupafter losing to the Chelseain the preliminary roundof the Champions League. The team led by Gorka Alvarezwill face Heart of Midlothian, champion of the Scottish Leaguelast season. The one-way match will be played on 22 or 23 September in Edinburgh, Scotland; the return on 30 September or 1 Octoberin San Sebastian.
In the draw held in Nyon, Switzerland, there were a total of 32 teams, all divided into three groups, taking into account the UEFA ranking, while each of these three teams was divided into two, serial heads on the one hand and non-serial heads on the other.
In this context, the Blue and White team was among the top of theGroup 3 list and its potential rivals were six: Spartak Myjava, PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, FH Hafnarfjördur, HJK Helsinki and Heart of Midlothian.
In case of winning this previous phase, the Royal Societywould qualify for the Europa Cup and play the octaves of the final. The draw of this round will take place on October 2 at the same venue as today. The entire tournament is played in round trip qualifiers, including the final, and there is no phase of the league.
The Scottish team also started in the Champions League , but was unable to advance in the first phase of qualifying, as after beating the Lithuanian Gintra 2-1, it lost 2-1 to the Danish Koge.