Sheridan not fazed by stars

While the spotlight in tonight’s Champions League Group F game between APOEL of Nicosia and Barcelona will as usual mainly be on blaugrana superstars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, Barca’s defenders will do well to keep an eye on the home side’s Cavan-born centre-forward Cillian Sheridan.

After stops along the way at Bailieborough Celtic, Belvedere, Celtic, Motherwell, Plymouth, St Johnstone, CSKA Sofia, Seattle Sounders and Kilmarnock, tonight the 25-year-old is set to start in probably the biggest occasion in Cypriot club football history.

“It is hard to compare them, but APOEL is one of the biggest teams in Cyprus,” Sheridan told The Irish Examiner. “For the Champions League games you get a full stadium and its a very different atmosphere, it gets pretty loud. There’s a lot of passion, it takes a bit of getting used to.”