Scottish Daily Mail

HIBS’ POSSIBLE EURO OPPONENTS

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VALUR REYKJAVIK (ICELAND)

FOUNDED: 1911. STADIUM: Hlioarendi (1,524). MANAGER: Olafur Johannesso­n.

HONOURS: Iceland League winners 20 times, Iceland Cup winners 10 times.

BEST EUROPEAN RUN: Second round of European Cup, 1967. Lost to Vasas of Hungary.

STAR PLAYER: Iain Williamson. Former Dunfermlin­e and Raith Rovers midfielder has been in Icelandic football for four years.

INTERESTIN­G FACT: First-ever manager was a Scot, Murdo McDougall, who was also manager of Iceland in the 1930s.

BRONDBY IF (DENMARK)

FOUNDED: 1964. STADIUM: Brondby Stadium (29,000). MANAGER: Alexander Zorniger.

HONOURS: Denmark League winners 10 times, Denmark Cup winners 6 times.

BEST EUROPEAN RUN: European Cup quarter-finalists, 1987. UEFA Cup semi-finalists, 1991.

STAR PLAYER: Thomas Kahlenberg. Capped 46 times by Denmark, the former Wolfsburg and Auxerre playmaker makes Brondby tick.

INTERESTIN­G FACT: Former players include Peter Schmeichel and the Laudrup brothers.

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