Irish Premiership champions Linfield could face a rematch with Shelbourne for a place in the Uefa Conference League group stage.
The Blues play Faroese side Vikingur in the third round of qualifying with the winners moving into a final play-off against the loser of the Europa League tie between the League of Ireland champions or Croatia’s HNK Rijeka.
It throws up a very real possibility of a return of the Champions League qualifier in July which Shelbourne won 2-1 on aggregate.
Following the second leg of that tie at Windsor Park, Linfield were fined €10,000 (£8,727) for the “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters” and €2,000 (£1,745) for the lighting of fireworks in Windsor Park, plus a partial stadium ban, suspended for two years.
Since that game, David Healy side have overcome Lithuanian champions Zalgiris 2-0 at Windsor Park to move into the third qualifying round of the Conference League, while Shelbourne lost 4-0 on aggregate to Qarabag to drop into Europa League qualifying.
Should the Dublin side get the better of their Croatian opponents, they will be guaranteed a place in the Conference League group phase at worst, with a play-off for a place in the Europa League against either Greek side PAOK or Austria’s Wolfsberger.
However, defeat against HNK Rijeka and they drop into the Conference League play-off against either Linfield or Vikingur.
Larne also face the possibility of a meeting with League of Ireland opposition should they come through against Portugal’s CD Santa Clara.
Nathan Rooney’s side emerged on penalties against Prishtina to keep their hopes of a return to the group phase alive and should they manage to negotiate the two legs against the Portugese outfit, they will face either Shamrock Rovers or Ballkani from Kosova.
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