Club aim to become Welsh Premier League’s first to reach a group stage in Europe after winning the title by 22 points
“We want to be the first Welsh club to get to the group stage of a European competition, and if we do not achieve that in the next four to five years we will be disappointed,” the New Saints manager, Craig Harrison, says. The Welsh champions have won the league 14 times in the past 19 years and want to take this success into continental football.
TNS face a tough start with a Champions League qualifier against the Swedish side Häcken, with the first leg in Gothenburg on Wednesday. TNS are realistic about their chances of making it through but know they get a second chance in the Europa Conference League if the worst happens.
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