Tottenham Hotspur was drawn to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, while Milan will play Shamrock Rovers in one of the most interesting ties.
José Mourinho’s side has never faced the Bulgarian club before, which defeated Montenegro’s Iskra Danilovgrad in the previous round. In the 2005-06 Uefa Cup Lokomotiv last came up against an English club, when Bolton crushed them.
Shamrock Rovers, who are runners-up in the League of Ireland last year, will welcome Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s likes at the Tallaght Stadium on September 17. Winning a 12-11 penalty shootout last week against Ilves Tampere of Finland, Rovers qualified for the second round. Both games will be challenged on a single leg, behind closed doors.
Arsenal and Leicester City will start their campaigns in the group stage while Celtic will reach the third qualifying round after their loss against Ferencvaros in the Champions League.Rest of the matches are on the official UEFA website.
