Graham Burke ready for step up in class and 'unbelievable occasion' as AC Milan come to town

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Graham Burke: 'You're up against players who are worth millions and millions and millions of pounds'. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Graham Burke was shocked when he first saw that Shamrock Rovers could be paired with AC Milan in this second qualifying round of the Europa League.

As more of a Premier League man when it comes to following the elite leagues, his impression of the Rossoneri was set in stone as a kid back in the mid-noughties when the teamsheet bristled with names like Cafu, Pirlo, Seedorf and Shevchenko.