© Imago https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/fc-midtjylland/champions-league/preview/preview-midtjylland-vs-slovan-bratislava-prediction-team-news-lineups_550769.html By Oliver Thomas , Senior Reporter Published: August 19 2024 | 20:50 Last updated: August 20 2024 | 13:56 FC Midtjylland welcome Slovan Bratislava to MCH Arena for the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie on Wednesday night. The winners of this two-legged tie will qualify for the newly-expanded 36-team Champions League, while the losers will drop down into the Europa League. Match preview After missing out on qualifying for European competition altogether last season, Midtjylland are vying to progress to the Champions League proper for just the second time in their history after competing in the 2020-21 group stage. Last season's Danish SuperLiga champions cruised to a 4-0 aggregate win over UE Santa Coloma in the Champions League second qualifying round at the end of last month, before edging past Fere...