Shamrock Rovers v Hibernians - all you need to know

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING FIRST ROUND Shamrock Rovers v Hibernians, Tallaght Stadium, 7.30pm.

TV Peter Collins presents all the action from the opening leg of the first qualifying-round tie at Tallaght Stadium on RTÉ2 from 7pm. Streaming live online on RTÉ Player.

ONLINE We'll have a live match tracker on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates and goals on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

WEATHER Mostly cloudy at first with patchy light rain or drizzle. Some sunny spells will develop in the afternoon along with isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees in a moderate westerly breeze.

HUGE FINANCIAL REWARDS ON OFFER Ten points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division table, Shamrock Rovers turn their attentions to Europe with the visit of Maltese champions Hibernians to Tallaght Stadium.

Stephen Bradley's side were seeded for the first round of the qualifying draw and managed to sidestep the trickier sides in the draw, avoiding Polish champions Lech Poznan and tough tips to Bosnia, Georgia or North Macedonia.

Conversely, Hibernians will also be happy with their lot as Rovers are probably the one side they would have hoped to face from the seeded teams, apart from Lincoln Red Imps.

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The Hoops are favourites to progress to the second qualifying round where they will face the winner of the tie between Bulgaria’s Ludogorets and Montenegro outfit