First leg score: Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur 1-0 Lech Poznań
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Despite last Thursday’s surprise defeat at Víkingsvöllur, Lech Poznań will still feel confident about getting through this tie.
A week ago, Ari Sigurpálsson scored the nights only goal, coming in first half, as the Icelandic champions claimed a 1-0 win.
Will Stadion Miejski w Poznaniu witness a comeback?
Last season, Lech Poznań won their eighth Ekstraklasa title, but first since 2015.
In Europe, the Polish club have featured in three UEFA group stages, most recently qualifying for the Europa League in 2020.
Having won both European home games this season, John van den Brom’s side will be confident of claiming the required result in this second leg.
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur meantime ended their 3-year wait to be Úrvalsdeild champions in 2021.
On the continent, before this season, Víkingur had never won a tie in UEFA competition in seven attempts.
They broke this duck in the Champions League preliminary round, ousting both Levadia Tallinn and Inter Club d’Escaldes, before falling to Malmö.
Nevertheless, the Icelandic side then beat The New Saints in the previous round, thereby keeping the dream alive.
Nevertheless, even after losing in Reykjavik, Lech Poznań are favourites to reach the Europa Conference League play-off where Dudelange lie in wait.
