Ararat-Armenia and Shamrock Rovers starting lineups for the Champions League second leg
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
The starting lineups of Ararat-Armenia and Irish side Shamrock Rovers have been announced for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.
The first meeting ended in a 2-0 victory for the Armenian team, but the final outcome of the tie will be decided in the return leg.
The match will take place at Tallaght Stadium and will kick off at 23:00 Yerevan time and 22:00 Moscow time.
Starting lineups
Ararat-Armenia: Joao Bravim — Hugo Oliveira, Junior Bueno, Bruno Wilson, Alexandros Malich, Edgar Grigoryan — Maxence Carlier, Karen Muradyan — Artur Serobyan, Zidan Banjaki — Sandro Lima.
Due to injuries, the Armenian team have made several changes compared with the first match. The team have also switched to a 5-2-3 formation.
Zidan Banjaki replaced Zhirayr Shaghoyan in the starting lineup, while Maxence Carlier came in for Alvin Tera. Malich was added to the defensive line in place of the injured Kamo Hovhannisyan. Edgar Grigoryan recovered from injury and replaced Bruno Pereira.
Shamrock Rovers: McGinty — Lopes, Mulraney, Grace — Sobowale, Watts, Healy, Byrne, Brennan — Burke, Greene.
Shamrock Rovers have made only one change. The more attack-minded Mulraney replaced defender O'Sullivan.