• Killie In Europe Part XI
    Killie In Europe Part XI

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Killie In Europe Part XI

Season 2024-25

In finishing 4th in the Premiership for season 2023-24 Killie entered the Europa League Qualifiers 2nd round. Killie would play a "seeded" team. If Killie are knocked-out they will drop into the Europa Conference League 3rd round of qualifiers. 

The last time Kilmarnock played in European football it was season 2019-20 (at the end of the Steve Clarke era). , where we were embarrassed by Welsh part-timers Connah's Quay Nomads, under Angelio Asselio

Five years on, Killie are back on the continental stage and could be on course for a meeting with a true heavyweight.

Ajax are one of the sides that could come out of the hat for the Rugby Park outfit's Europa League second qualifying round tie - a prospect that hasn't escaped manager Derek McInnes.

"I hope there's somebody sitting in a room at Ajax asking the manager about potentially getting Kilmarnock as one of the options," .

"I don't think that'll be the case, but just talking about it is great.

"When you're supporting a team like Kilmarnock, there's ups and downs. That's part of being a supporter.

"It's important we try and enjoy the excitement of the draw. Hopefully it's not to some far-flung place and it's someone we can enjoy having a wrestle with.

"I would have hated seeing another team in Scotland be in our position. I'm totally thrilled we're in the mix for it."

"Of course we want to go as far as we can, a team of real pedigree. It's actually what you want.

"For too long, European football and Kilmarnock has been synonymous with Connah's Quay. We need to try and change that"

Should Killie lose their opening Europa League tie, they will drop down to the Europa Conference League, meaning a minimum of four games on the continent next term.

June 20th 2024: Kilmarnock would face Belgian side Cercle Bruges in the Europa League second qualifying round draw.

The first leg was at Rugby Park on 25 July, with the return in Belgium on 1 August.

Cercle Bruges are the least experienced in European competition of the five potential opponents Killie could have drawn.

Derek McInnes Reaction to Getting Bruges: "From a technical point, Cercle Bruges will be up there,  It'll be a difficult game for us, but we knew the calibre of team we were going to be involved with. It's exciting to see Kilmarnock in that draw, and for us to be as best prepared as we can. No one will give us a chance. By the time the game comes around, we'll be well versed [in how they play]. We've got to be as ready as we can be. Nobody is ever going to be at their best that early in the season, but with the nature of the game and level of opponent, it's important we strive to get there. "Hopefully [there will be] a big crowd to get behind the lads. It's important we try to get a positive result to go to Belgium with."

Kyle Vassell Reaction to Getting Bruges: "No matter who we got it was going to be tough, this will be a really tough tie, It'll be so exciting. We've got a point to prove. We fancy ourselves against anyone here, so we're looking forward to it."

Sell-Out's: Killie sell all of their available tickets for the tie ....  9,000+ at Rugby Park and 2,500 in Belgium.

July 22nd 2024:

July 25th 2024: Match Recap for Killie 1-1 Cercle Brugge - Here

Aug 1st 2024: Match Recap for Cercle Brugge 1-0 Killie - Here

A dogged Kilmarnock were ultimately knocked out of the Europa League by Cercle Brugge after a narrow 2-1 aggregate loss. 

Derek McInnes' men were typically organised and hard-working but lacked attacking quality and were ultimately undone by a moment of uncharacteristic poor defending in Belgium in the second leg. 

An estimated 3,000 fans made the trip and were an absolute credit to the club and Scotland.

 

Having been eliminated by Cercle Brugges in the Europa League Qualifiers Killie would drop down into the UEFA Conference League and play Tromsø IL of Norway in the third round of qualifying in that competition.


Aug 8th 2024: Match Recap for Killie 2-2 Tromsø - Here 

Derek McInnes on the Second Leg : "I think there's a natural train of thought that everybody seems to think Tromso are huge favourites and that's fine and well, but from our point of view, we feel we're well in the tie, I think the game’s in the balance, to be honest. We think there's more to come from us in the performance and certainly more to come from us in terms of keeping the ball out the net."

Aug 15th 2024: Match Recap for Tromsø 0-1 Killie - Here

Killie Advance to the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Conference League

Derek McInnes on Over-Coming Tromso: "They thought they had one foot in the next round, I felt that last week. I thought there was an overconfidence, we spoke about that."

Killie advance 3-2 on aggregate and would now play  F.C. Copenhagen of Denmark in the final round of UEFA Conference Lge Qualifying.

The very fact Copenhagen have competed in the Champions League groups in the past two seasons highlights the scale of the task Killie face.

In the 2022-23 campaign, they finished bottom of their section but earned draws with Manchester City, Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund.

Last term, they made it to the last 16, where they were again paired with Premier League champions City, after memorable group wins against Manchester United, Galatasaray and an impressive draw away to Bayern Munich.

Aug 22nd 2024: Match Recap for F.C. Copenhagen 2-0 Killie - Here 

Killie's hope of European progress suffered two late blows as Copenhagen scored twice in the first leg of their Conference League play-off tie.

The Ayrshire side produced a spirited performance before David Watson was deemed - after a VAR intervention - to have fouled former Celtic winger Mohamed Elyounoussi in the 75th minute. (right). 

Kevin Diks tucked the spot kick away, before Rasmus Falk scored with the final kick of the game in stoppage time to punish the battling visitors.

Aug 29th 2024: Match Recap Killie 1-1 F.C. Copenhagen - Here

Killie's attempt to upset Copenhagen fell short as the Danes snatched a draw at Rugby Park to end the Ayrshire side's European journey.

Marley Watkins first-half strike put buoyant Kilmarnock just one goal behind on aggregate, but they were unable to capitalise on any dominance and soon saw their dreams dashed in the second half by a Lewis Mayo own goal.

Derek McInnes on Killie's European Exploits:  "It was always going to be tough. We battled away manfully, the crowd stayed with the team which I’m grateful for. You saw the way they were with us afterwards, it meant a lot. Regardless of the result tonight, I’m extremely proud of this group. I think we were six games in Europe with unbeaten at home against three-seeded teams. We've lost two games away from home against Copenhagen and Bruges. We've actually acquitted ourselves well"

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