{"id":14227,"date":"2025-07-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=14227"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:10:38","slug":"the-new-saints-aim-to-bounce-back-from-champions-league-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/the-new-saints-aim-to-bounce-back-from-champions-league-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Saints aim to bounce back from Champions League exit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-ShkAndija-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Craig Harrison in the dugout at The New Saints during a UEFA Champions League qualifier\" class=\"wp-image-14228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-ShkAndija-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-ShkAndija-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-ShkAndija-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-ShkAndija-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The New Saints continue their European campaign in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefaconferenceleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UEFA Conference League<\/a> second qualifying round, hosting FC Differdange 03 of Luxembourg in the first leg at Park Hall on Wednesday (KO 19:00 BST).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig Harrison\u2019s side have dropped into the competition they made history in last season after a <a href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/penybont-and-haverfordwest-exit-europe\/\">2-1 aggregate defeat to KF Shkendija<\/a> in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means that the Saints must now three ties if they are to reach the League Phase for the second consecutive season, while defeat will see them exit European competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tie against Differdange 03 will bring back memories of when TNS dropped into the UEFA Conference League at this stage two years and were pitted against another side from Luxembourg, FC Swift Hesperange. The JD Cymru Premier champions will hope for a different outcome on this occasion though as they fell to a 4-3 defeat on aggregate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2023-07-25-The-New-Saints-vs-FC-Swift-Hesperange-138-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The New Saints in action against FC Swift Hesperange in the UEFA Conference League\" class=\"wp-image-14229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2023-07-25-The-New-Saints-vs-FC-Swift-Hesperange-138-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2023-07-25-The-New-Saints-vs-FC-Swift-Hesperange-138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2023-07-25-The-New-Saints-vs-FC-Swift-Hesperange-138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2023-07-25-The-New-Saints-vs-FC-Swift-Hesperange-138.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The New Saints were beaten by Luxembourg side Swift Hesperange two years ago<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Differdange won the Luxembourg top-flight title for the second consecutive season in 2024\/25, but were beaten 4-2 on aggregate by Kosovan side FC Drita in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The furthest the club have ever reached in European competition was in 2011\/12 when they were beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the play-off round of UEFA Europa League qualifying, while their only previous tie against Welsh opposition was in 2015\/16 when they triumphed 4-3 on aggregate over Bala Town in the UEFA Europa League.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season\u2019s top scorer Guillaume&nbsp;Trani has joined French Ligue 2 side Red Star this summer, but new arrival Samir&nbsp;Hadji has already found the net against Drita in the UEFA Champions League. Centre-back Kevin&nbsp;D&#8217;Anzico is a two-cap Luxembourg international, while summer signing Boris&nbsp;Mfoumou made his debut for Cameroon earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TNS\u2019 record signing Ben Wilson endured two frustrating performances against KF Shkendija as he missed a number of key chances, so Craig Harrison may turn to fellow new arrival Ken Charles or last season\u2019s top scorer Aramide Oteh to lead the line on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2025-07-08_The_New_Saints_v_KF_ShkeI\u0088ndija_ct_058-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The New Saints Ben Wilson has a shot saved against KF Shkendija in the UEFA Champions League\" class=\"wp-image-13871\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ben Wilson endured two frustrating performances against KF Shkendija<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New goalkeeper Nathan Shepperd impressed with some important saves in North Macedonia, while other summer signings Jack Nadin and Jacob Owen are still waiting to make their debuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of the tie will meet either FCI Levadia Tallinn of Estonia or Georgian side FC Iberia 1999 in the third qualifying round, as confirmed in Monday&#8217;s draw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very disappointed to go out of the Champions League at this stage, but we know what we need to do now, we need to win two ties to get to the same stage [of qualifying] that we did last year,&#8221; Craig Harrison said after last week&#8217;s defeat to Shkendija. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone is devastated, everyone\u2019s chins are on the floor, there is real disappointment. 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