August 4 – The champions of the tiny football-mad Faroe Islands, KI Klaksvik, have executed it once more.

After making historical past by reaching the Champions League second qualifying spherical for the primary time, the crew from the distant North Atlantic outpost (inhabitants 54,000) have gone one higher by reaching the ultimate qualifying spherical.

It was an evening to recollect on Wednesday for a city which boasts simply 5,000 inhabitants as they went to Sweden after a goalless first leg and drew 3-3 with BK Hacken, going via on penalties.

“Tears. Tears of pleasure. What a crew. What a Membership. What a city. What a narrative. Superb help. That is unreal,” the membership wrote on social media.

The 20-time Faroe league champions had reached the second qualifying spherical by gorgeous famed Hungarian facet Ferencvaros 3-0 on mixture of their opening tie.

Klaksvik will subsequent face Molde of Norway, internet hosting the primary recreation at their 2,500-capacity Við Djúpumýrar stadium on August 8 or 9, with the mouth-watering prospect of creating the Champions League group stage.

Even when they lose, victory over BK Hacken assured Klaksvik a spot within the Europa Convention League – the primary time a Faroes membership will characteristic within the group stage of any main European competitors.

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