The Macedonian football champion Shkupi plays the first match of the play-off for placement in the group stage of the Conference League against Balkani tonight (21 p.m.). The players of Shkupi will play the first act of the two-match match against the Balkans in which they are chasing a historic placement in the group stage, at the "Todor Proeski" National Arena.

Shkupi's coach, Gotse Sedloski, expects his players to enter the game with calm heads and try to get a positive result that would guarantee them a peaceful rematch next Thursday.

- We have the double match against the Balkans coming up, the good news is that I have all the players available, we have no injuries, no punishments. We need to enter the match with calm heads, be patient, perform as best as we can against the Balkans. I believe that we are capable of it, I see how the players train and I think they will realize it on the field. Balkani is a quality opponent, as soon as it reached the playoffs, it means that it has good players. In Skopje, it will be only the "first half", ours is to give the maximum and fulfill the tasks that will be set - said Sedloski at the press conference before tomorrow's duel.