FOOTBALL DAILY: Rovers face uphill task in the Champions League | Bohemians take on Ballkani | Rashford to stay in the Premier League?
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Hello and welcome along to Wednesday's Football Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, Shamrock Rovers have it all to do if they want to stay in the Champions League after a 2-0 loss in Armenia. Bohemians will look to keep their European dreams alive when they face Kosovo inside Balkany at Dalyman Park this evening. And at Lone Town, started their Champions League journey with a 4-0 win in Poland. But first, Shamrock Rovers will have to overturn a 2-0 first leg deficit once again in the Champions League. Stephen Bradley's side lost 2-0 to Ararat Armenia in Yerevan in the first leg of the second qualifying round. Rovers conceded twice in the second half and Bradley said they were punished for some sloppy play.
Some was good. Some was good. We were controlling the game. We were OK. We had some half chances and then we were sloppy at the start of the second half and And yeah, we do something that you can never do in any game, but especially not Europe. And we got punished.
In the first round of the Champions League qualifiers, Rovers overturned a two-goal deficit against Floriana of Malta. But Bradley knows this will be even tougher next Tuesday at Tala Stadium.
Yeah, it is. Yeah, they've definitely got more down this players than last week, but we know what we can do in Thailand. We know that we can beat anyone in Thailand and that'll be the aim next week.
Elsewhere in the Champions League qualifiers last night, Niffel Premiership champions Larne were beaten 4-0 by Red Star Belgrade at Inver Park, while Scottish Premiership side Hearts also lost 4-0 away to Sturm Graz. Bohemians are in European action this evening with a home game against Balkany of Kosovo in the Conference League qualifiers. Alan Reynolds' side got the job done against the Josephs of Gibraltar in the first qualifying round, which secured a minimum of €700,000 in prize money. Balkany won 3-2 on aggregate against Welsh side Connors Quay in the first round. The Kosovan side do have a bit of European pedigree, having qualified for the group stage of the Conference League back in the 2022-23 season.
Kick-off at Daily Mount is six o'clock. Ben Symes will have live reports and off the ball this evening from seven. St. Pat's will have home advantage against holder Shamrock Rovers in the standout tie in round three of the FAI Cup. Kerry's reward for their shock win against Shelburne is a trip to Sligo Rovers, who Kerry beat in the last eight of the competition last season. Bohemians will host Longford Town in a repeat of the 2001 final. Galway United will be at home to Bray Wonders. 2024 winners Drogheda United will make the trip to Cork to face College Corinthians. While 12-time winners Dundalk have been drawn at home to Castle Bar Celtic. Those ties will be played on the weekend ending Sunday the 16th of August.
At Lone Town are into the next round of the Champions League qualifiers. The Women's Premier Division champions beat ZFK Skopje 4-0 in Poland earlier in their first round semi-final. Shauna Brennan and Noelle Murray scored first half goals for Lily Agsyte and Dana Sheriff and Michaela Hand got the goals in the second half. So Atlon go into the first round final and they'll be back in action on Saturday evening at five o'clock against either Czarny, Sosniewicz of Poland or Lusso of Georgia. Those two play each other later on today. And Football Daily on Off the Ball is brought to you by Lynx, a proud sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Smell your best when you look your worst. Andoni Iriola has admitted Conor Bradley, Hugo Eketike and Giovanni Leone remain some way off returning after injury.
The new Liverpool boss was talking as they arrived in the US for a two-week pre-season tour.
It's taken them months to recover and the closest one to return is Leone after Conor and Hugo but especially the last two they were talking about months and still a lot of time out, yes.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–5:23
2
What is the episode overview and which matches are highlighted today?
5:23–7:22
3
Why do Shamrock Rovers face an uphill task after the 2-0 loss in Armenia?
7:22–9:48
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What did Stephen Bradley say about Rovers' sloppy moments and the home comeback chance?
9:48–12:40
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