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Shamrock Rovers' Europa League glamour tie with AC Milan will be shown live on RTE

Shamrock Rovers' glamour tie with AC Milan in the Europa League qualifiers will be shown live on RTE.

The second-round tie between Stephen Bradley's Hoops and the Italian giants next Thursday will be shown on RTE2 and the RTE Player.

Peter Collins will present the coverage with gets underway at 6:30pm.

The game itself will kick off at 7pm.

The tie, like all of the qualifiers in this season's Champions League and Europa League up to the playoff stage, is just one leg, with extra time and penalties potentially in play.

League-leading Rovers triumphed 12-11 in a marathon penalty shootout win over Ilves Tampere of Finland in the first qualifying round, while Milan enter the competition at this stage.

Dundalk, who dropped into the secondary competition after their Champions League First Round loss to Celje, received a decidedly easier draw.

The reigning champions will head to tiny Andorra to play Inter Escaldes.

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