Shamrock Rovers: Flora stand in the Irish champions way of lucrative group stage

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley: Flora play excellent football with a lot of energy. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

For a storied summer of European club football to blossom into a season of success, the onus is on Shamrock Rovers to reach the Europa Conference League group stage.

Stephen Bradley’s side are in Tallinn for the first leg of their play-off, well equipped to achieve a fourth qualification by an Irish side for the lucrative next phase.