Hibs' potential Europa League opponents whittled down
The draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, this afternoon and will get underway at 12pm UK time.
Unseeded for the draw, it has become a bit clearer this morning who the Hibees could face in the second qualifying round as their potential opponents were whittled down.
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In the Group 2 section of the draw, the seeded teams are Shakhtar Donetsk/Ilves, Midtjylland, Anderlecht and Sheriff Tiraspol/Prihstina.
There is clearly a lot of European pedigree between the majority of those sides. Shakhtar, often a Champions League side, would be favourites to beat their Finnish opponents and Sheriff would have that tag against the Kosovans. Midtjylland and Anderlecht would also provide testing opposition.
Hibs faced the Belgian giants in the 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round, losing on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
They have never faced any of their other potential opponents.
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