Jon Daly has his eye on a run for St Pat's in Europe - but is wary of his club's ECL first qualifying round opponents as the Saints head to Luxembourg.
Bohemians beat F91 Dudelange at the same stage two years ago, winning 1-0 away from home first before a comfortable 3-0 victory at Dalymount Park.
The Saints are also away from home first and while Dudelange's domestic season has not started yet, Daly is cautious - particularly given he hasn't had a good look at his side's new-look opponents.
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"I'd never disrespect any opponent," he said on Friday night, while disappointed that the Saints' last minute concession of an equaliser to Cork City prevented his side from gaining ground on Shamrock Rovers in the title race.
"They have the highest coefficient of any opponent in our group so in that sense we couldn’t have got a more difficult tie.
"They’re out of season but it doesn’t mean we’re going to roll them over.
"We’ll have to be better than we were in the final third against Cork. But I embrace the expectations - we want to go as far as we can."
Dudelange have a new manager in place, new players, and while Daly has watched highlights of a recent friendly, he knows St Pat's have to feel their way into the tie.
"I had experience of Europe as a player and experience last year, assisting Tim (Clancy)," he said, referring to the Saints' all-too-brief sojourn last year.
"European games tend to be a little less frantic, a bit more tactical.
"It's a difficult one, normally you can use footage, and work out game plans.
"Footage of the new manager, new players, is very limited. Go into it with a game plan and adapt depending on what they offer up."
