Home Sport Scottish Football SPL Hibernian FC
Swedes one El of a team
HIBS boss Mixu Paatelainen is hoping minnows HB Torshavn can stun Swedish side Elfsborg today and boost his UEFA Cup hopes.
Mixu's men will meet the winners of the first-round Intertoto Cup clash as they bid for a crack at the UEFA Cup - with the first leg at Easter Road in a fortnight.
But the Hibees boss reckons tiny Faroes club HB will need a miracle to see off the side sitting second in the Swedish table.
Paatelainen said: "Elfsborg have been Swedish champions a couple of times and played in the UEFA Cup and Champions League.
"They beat Gothenburg 3-0 in the last match before Euro 2008 so that tells you they would be very tough opponents."
Read more Hibernian FC
- Motherwell 1-4 Hibernian
- Steven Fletcher is a goal machine, says Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen
- Hibs kid Kevin McCann faces year out due to knee injury
- Abdessalam Benjelloun wants talks on Hibs future
- Hibs 2-2 Aberdeen
- This is my chance to stake claim for place in Scotland side, says Hibs striker Steven Fletcher
- Dundee United v Hibs preview
- Hibs 1-2 Inverness CT
- Read more
Site Tools
Related Stories
-
Fabian Yantorno set to start new season as Hibs player
-
We have to use UEFA Cup and SPL losses to spur us on, says Ian Durrant
-
After Euros the rest is history
-
Scotland to have five teams in Europe from next year
-
Mixu's budget pledge
-
Real Madrid to decide whether to make a move for Hibs' Steven Fletcher
Classifieds Scotland
Hot Motors
Copyright and Trade Mark Notice © 2008 owned by or licensed to Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement before using this site.
SundayMail.co.uk, the Scottish Sunday Mail newspaper online. The best for weekly Scottish news, sport and features. All the latest on the SPL, lifestyle, entertainment news, classifieds and more.