Preview: Dundalk and Derry City in Europa Conference action

Dundalk and Derry City continue the League of Ireland clubs competing in Europe with games in Gibraltar and Faroe Islands.

Bruno's Magpies v Dundalk, Victoria Stadium, 5pm

Dundalk must cope with sweltering temperatures in Gibraltar as they face Bruno's Magpies in the Europa Conference League first leg.

It will be 32°C around kick-off so the Lilywhites have travelled out earlier to adjust to the climate.

Manager Stephen O'Donnell also took in a game between Lincoln Red Imps and Qarabag to get a look a the pitch in Victoria Stadium.

"The game was played on the same pitch as ours will be played so it was just to get a feel for the venue and watch the game," he said.

"It was a slow-tempo game because of the heat. It's very, very, very warm over here which is another sort of obstacle we'll have to deal with but it'll be the same for both teams.

"It was really important that we got out here on Tuesday and have a full day to sort of recover, acclimatise, and get ready and we're really looking forward to it now."

Magpies were set up as a local side and played their first European clash last year, losing to Crusaders.

Crucially they won the home leg 2-1 before the Belfast outfit took control of the tie.

One issue for Dundalk is the Magpies have made changes from last year.

They're in pre-season with a new manager and signings, so there is little for O'Donnell to go on.

"There are pluses and minuses," said O'Donnell. "We are match fit which is a plus but the minus is that we’re two-thirds of the way through our season and the opposition can see basically all of our footage.

"Magpies would have everything they'd want and need to know regarding us, whereas we've one friendly to go off where they made a lot of changes at halftime. They have a