When Matthew Clarke watched Bodo Glimt knock Celtic out of Europe in February, the prospect of facing the Norwegian champions five months later didn’t cross his mind.
Clarke, a Rangers fan who was once on the Ibrox club’s books, was watching on TV as the Hoops fell to a shock 3-1 defeat at Parkhead before also losing 2-0 in Norway.
But now the Linfield defender, who captained the side in last week’s dramatic 2-1 aggregate win over The New Saints, is in Bodo’s line of fire at Windsor Park.