Listen to Sportsound commentary and follow text updates as Hearts visit Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League play-offs, while Kilmarnock are in Copenhagen in the Conference League.
Hearts have made a bright start. Kenneth Vargas wins a free-kick, which is taken quickly and aimed towards the Costa Rican forward, but Plzen flick the ball clear.
"It's important we have a presence. We've got to own the middle of the pitch, particularly in our own half. We've got to defend that part of the pitch with our lives. They reached the quarter-finals and only lost to Fiorentina after extra-time. Other opponents last season included Servette, who they beat on penalties in the round of 16, and group opponents Astana, Ballkani and Dynamo Zagreb.Czech Republic attacker Pavel Sulc and Daniel Vasulin are Plzen's top scorers, each with three goals from seven appearances - both start tonight.
If we can just put in a good performance, the fans will be happy if they see that more than anything."It's a shape we're familiar with and it gives us a good base," he said. After finishing third in the league last season, they entered Conference League qualifying at the second-round stage, where they dismantled Magpies of Gibraltar before scraping past Czech side Banik Ostrava on penalties.The very fact Copenhagen have competed in the Champions League groups in the past two seasons highlights the scale of the task Kilmarnock face.
The Icelandic forward also managed 15 strikes last term, one more than ex-Celtic and Southampton winger Mohamed Elyounoussi.
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