Slovak Club Žilina to Face Croatia's Hajduk Split in Europa League First Qualifying Round
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Slovak football club MŠK Žilina will face Croatian side Hajduk Split in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The first leg is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, at Hajduk Split's home ground in Croatia, with the return leg taking place a week later at Žilina's stadium in the northern Slovak city of Žilina, located beneath the Dubňa hill. The Europa League is UEFA's second-tier club competition, and qualifying rounds determine which clubs advance to the main group stage. For Žilina, one of Slovakia's most successful football clubs, the tie represents an early-stage European campaign with the prospect of progressing further in the competition.