After months of anticipation, Aberdeen's European campaign gets underway tonight, although not with the positivity fans were feeling back in May.

The heroic Scottish Cup victory booked the Dons ' place in the Conference League , but a play-off defeat saw Jimmy Thelin's men miss out on the Europa League.

That failed to dampen spirits however as they were guaranteed football across the continent until Christmas time, but a tough test lies ahead on the back of a dire and winless Premiership start.

Shakhtar Donetsk make the trip to Pittodrie for tonight's opener, with the Ukrainian side currently top of their league under former Barcelona ace Arda Turan.

And while times have been tough for the Reds, there will still be plenty hyped up for the return of European group stage fo

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