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Rijeka coach Matjaž Kek and defender Ante Oreč have announced the first UEFA Conference League play-off match against Danish side Midtjylland, scheduled for Thursday at 7 PM.

Rijeka's footballers visit Midtjylland on Thursday at 7 PM in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League playoff, with coach Matjaž Kek stating it's time for the team to show their European quality on the pitch.

Despite squandering a 2-0 lead against Viking, the Blues added 0.125 points to the national coefficient, and Hajduk and Rijeka could bring a new boost on Thursday.

The Split side plays the first leg of the Conference League play-off at Poljud on Thursday, and advancing to the group stage would bring them €3.17 million and their first European autumn in 16 years.

A new clarification from IFAB, forwarded by UEFA to national associations, stipulates that players who remain lying on the turf must spend exactly one minute off the field.

Paris Saint-Germain defended their UEFA Super Cup title with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in Salzburg, and coach Luis Enrique didn't hide his ambitions for the season.

The Croatian champions have a chance to overtake the Belgrade club on the UEFA ranking list, with a one-place climb worth €935,000. Additionally, Dinamo is launching a humanitarian campaign to equip schoolchildren.

Qualifying for the Conference League group stage would close the negative working capital of nine million euros, and the Split club could earn nearly the same amount with all bonuses and revenues.

Brian Madjo, Aston Villa's 17-year-old striker, broke the record as the youngest scorer in UEFA Super Cup history, despite a legal battle with FIFA over registration.

The match at the Red Bull Arena kicks off at 9 PM, with Somali referee Omar Artan, who was barred by the US from officiating at the World Cup, taking charge. Broadcast on HRT 2 and Arena Sport 1.

Omar Artan, whom the US barred from officiating at the World Cup due to security checks, will referee the match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg on Wednesday. Alongside him, Kenyan assistant Stephen Yiembe also makes history.

By reaching the Champions League playoff, the Blues have secured a serious financial windfall, and advancing past Norway's Viking would raise the initial amount to nearly €29 million. The match will be played on August 18 at Maksimir.

UEFA's head of referees Roberto Rosetti has announced a shift in the approach to video technology, aiming to reduce the number of interventions and restore authority to on-field referees.

Dinamo's new victory brought Croatia 0.250 points on the UEFA rankings, closing the gap to Scotland to just 0.269 points. Hajduk and Rijeka have the chance today to further improve the coefficient.

Dinamo's victory brought Croatia 0.250 new points and a jump to 11th place in the one-year coefficient. In the five-year ranking, we are 21st, and with new wins from Hajduk and Rijeka, we could advance further toward the targeted 15th place.

The victory over Kauno Žalgiris not only secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs but also made a valuable contribution to UEFA's coefficient. Croatia now sits in 21st place, with the gap to 20th-placed Scotland reduced to 0.269 points.