Steve Kean says his Hibs youngsters are relishing playing in Europe and the kids are determined to do everything in their power to keep their fairytale journey going.
The Edinburgh Under 19's side are full of confidence after their 1-0 victory in the first-leg of their UEFA Youth League second round tie at home to Nantes last week. The young Hibees are in France ahead of the second-leg on Wednesday night and they know if they can avoid defeat they will progress and go toe to toe with some of the greatest young talents on the planet in the next round.
The young side saw off Molde over two legs in the first round and academy director Kean says the whole experience has been invaluable for his team, insisting they are in a good place ahead of the crunch match with Nantes. The former Blackburn Rovers boss said: "The preparation has been excellent. It was a really smooth journey and not as complicated as going to Molde. We are missing Josh Landers as he has been called up to the Victory Shield with Scotland, but other than that we have no new injuries and no suspensions so we are very happy with the lads we've got."
