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Cliftonville drawn against Welsh side Barry Town in Europa League Preliminary Round

The Cliftonville players celebrate the Europea League play-off final win over Glentoran at Solitude. Picture by Pacemaker
The Cliftonville players celebrate the Europea League play-off final win over Glentoran at Solitude. Picture by Pacemaker The Cliftonville players celebrate the Europea League play-off final win over Glentoran at Solitude. Picture by Pacemaker

The draw for the preliminary round of the Europa League has thrown up a cross-Irish Sea clash between Cliftonville and Barry Town.

Cliftonville will be away to Barry Town in the first leg, on June 27, with the return leg in Solitude on July 4.

Meanwhile, Ballymena take on NSI, from the Faroe Islands.

Cardiff Metropolitan University have been drawn against Progres Niederkorn, the Luxembourg side who knocked Scottish giants Rangers out of Europe two years ago, 

Other ties see Andorra pair Engordany and Sant Julia face San Marino's La Fiorita and Gibraltar's Europa respectively.

Kosovan side Prishtina play St Joseph's (Gibraltar) with San Marino's Tre Fiori facing Ki Klaksvik, another side from the Faroes.

The winners will go into the draw for first round of qualifying.