Legia Warsaw stars warn against complacency against Dundalk

Dundalk’s 3-0 victory over BATE Borisov in Tallaght was widely acclaimed as perhaps the best ever performance and result by an Irish club in European competition.

So perhaps the true measure of the task which faces them in the second leg of their Champions League play off against Legia Warsaw in Poland this evening is that, away from home, the SSE Airtricity League champions will have to effectively eclipse even that stunning achievement if they are to salvage their dream of becoming the first League of Ireland team to qualify for the group stages of the competition.

Despite matching the Polish champions for most of the game in Dublin, ultimately Dundalk had a night to forget in the first leg, the double-whammy of a harsh penalty decision and a goal conceded with the last kick of the night meaning they have to score twice to force extra time and three to win in the Polish Army Arena this evening.