Potential Opponents

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We are confirmed un-seeded in Europa League QR2. To be seeded in QR3 we would need to beat Shakhtar, Braga, Anderlecht or Midtjylland. All very tough task. In terms of being seeded should we drop to the Conference league, Wikipedia has the following.

If we drop to Conference league QR3 by loosing our very first tie:

Seeded:
“Loser of the tie involving Scotland Hibernian“

If we drop to the Conference league playoff round by winning our first tie, then losing our second:

Seeded:
“5 losers of the Europa League third qualifying round”

I have no idea what draw would result in us being one of those five teams but it sounds like it is possible.

As far I can tell, drawing to play against, and winning the easiest draw possible in QR2 (FC Sheriff?), then drawing to play against in QR3 one of the 5 teams that would make us seeded for the conference league playoffs should we loose, is our best path to group stage football.

When did that change? It was "confirmed" that the loser of the tie involving Hibernian would be unseeded in the CL QR 3 when I looked a couple of weeks ago. The wikipedia entry has now moved us/our Europa League opponents to the be confirmed column from the unseeded column.