🚨 Champions League in village of 1,500, club makes history! | OneFootball

The fairytale journey of Mjällby AIF is becoming even more magical! As the club confirmed today via “X,” it will make Champions League history this summer.

Never before has an official match in Europe’s premier club competition taken place in a tiny village of 1,500 inhabitants. This is possible because the Swedes sensationally won the Allsvenskan for the first time last season, earning the right to enter the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

Until now, however, it was unclear whether Strandvallen, with a capacity of 6,500 spectators in the little village of Hällevik, would receive match approval from UEFA. Fortunately, the governing body gave its go-ahead today — and we’re left wondering what exactly the Scandinavians are cooking up right now.

After Bodø/Glimt from Norway recently caused a stir in the Champions League, the next no-name team from the far north is now looking to trouble the big boys. If you live in a small village and are wondering what might be possible for your football club in the future, there is only one answer: EVERYTHING.

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📸 JOHAN NILSSON