SHAMROCK GET LUCK OF THE IRISH TO DRAW MIGHTY MILAN

IrIsh minnows shamrock rovers will host Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s aC Milan in the second round of europa League qualifying, while Tottenham face a long trip to Bulgaria to play Lokomotiv plovdiv.

Jose Mourinho’s players will travel to plovdiv, more than 1,300 miles from London, for their one-legged behind-closed-doors tie on september 17 — four days after they open their premier League season against everton. steven Gerrard’s rangers, meanwhile, have been drawn away at Lincoln red Imps in Gibraltar.

But the standout clash will arguably take place at Dublin’s Tallaght stadium, where shamrock’s defenders could be tasked with stopping Ibrahimovic. The Irish side are managed by stephen Bradley. They will find out who they could face if they can defeat Milan when the draw for the third round of qualifying is made today. EUROPA LEAGUE — 2nd qualifying rnd (Sept 17): Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Bul) v Tottenham; Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) v Rangers; Viking FK (Nor) v Aberdeen; Coleraine v Motherwell; Torshavn (Faroe Is) v New Saints; Bala Tn v Standard Liege (Bel); Connah’s Quay v Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia); Linfield v Floriana (Malta); Shamrock Rovers v AC Milan; Inter Escaldes (Andorra) v Dundalk.