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Despite shocking the world last season, FC Sheriff will not be making a Champions League return this time round.
12 months ago, Sheriff became the first Moldovan club to ever qualify for the Champions League, winning four qualifiers en route.
Once there, they astonishingly beat Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, before eventually falling to Braga in the Europa League first knockout round.
Now under Stjepan Tomas, they began their latest Champions League adventure by narrowly edging out HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and then Maribor, both times 1-0.
The Wasps’ luck then ran out in the third qualifying round, swatted aside by Viktoria Plzeň, losing both legs 2-1.
The side who’ve won 20 of the last 22 Divizia Națională titles are guaranteed group phase football again, but in which competition will it be?
However, the Armenian champions secured a first-ever group phase appearance thanks to shock wins over Cluj on penalties and then Dudelange.
Yegishe Melikyan’s side were then brought back down to earth in the last round, hammered 7-0 on aggregate by Crvena zvezda, but their main objective has already been achieved.
With the knowledge that, even if they lost this contest, they’ll be in the Europa Conference League, Pyunik can play without pressure.
FC Sheriff are favourites to get through this two-legged affair, so will they leave Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium with a lead?
