Ingi Armgrimasson slips, leaving Matthew Fitzpatrick bearing down goal but his angled drive is beaten away by Reynatreo.

An early sight of goal for Linfield.

At this stage of last week's first leg, Linfield were already a goal down.

Thankfully there's no repeat of that early catastrophe tonight.

Kirk Millar scampers to the bye-line and puts in a dangerous low cross to the near post but keeper Bardur Reynatreo's handling is assured.

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Former Larne, Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Sport NI

I expect Linfield to get out of the traps and go at Vikingur.

Czech official Marek Radina starts the action at an expectant Windsor Park.

Stjarnan, RFS, Fola, Floriana – Linfield’s fairly recent European history is punctuated with a number of exits where the Blues might feel they could – and should – have progressed.

Can David Healy’s men avoid another regrettable exit tonight?

Larne as Irish Premiership runners-up last season, were placed in the main path for the Conference League play-off round draw.

As a result, if they produce a stunning comeback and beat Santa Clara away from home they will take on the winners of the tie between FC Ballkani and Shamrock Rovers.

Rovers currently trail the Kosovan side 1-0 after the first leg.

A reminder that Linfield, as Irish Premiership winners were placed in the champions path of the Conference League play-off round draw.

Should they progress tonight they will be two wins away from the league phase of the Conference League,

As aforementioned if they beat Vikingur they will take on Premier Division winners Shelbourne, who knocked them out of Champions League qualifying on aggregate last month.

The teams are out for this eagerly-anticipated second leg.

The heavens absolutely opened during the players' pre-match warm-up which should add a bit of extra zip to the Windsor Park surface.

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You can now watch Linfield v Vikingur on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website by clicking the play button at the top of this page.

Thomas Kane will be joined on commentary by former Linfield and Ballymena United boss David Jeffrey.

There are seven changes to the Santa Clara side who were the 3-0 victors in the first leg with Pedro Pacheco, Matheus Nunes, Brenner, Henrique Pereira, Pedro Ferreira, Paulo Victor and Joao Costa coming into the side.

Meanwhile Nathan Rooney makes just the one alteration to the starting XI from last week with Matthew Ridley replacing Dylan Sloan, who drops to the bench.

Santa Clara: Batista (C), Pacheco, Venancio, Nunes, Brenner, H Pereira, Adriano, Ferreira, Victor, Lopes, Costa.

Subs: Neneca, M Pereira, Carter, G Silva, Rocha, W Silva, Serginho.

Larne: Ferguson, Donnelly, Ridley, Gallagher, McKendry, Randall, O'Connor, Graham, Nolan, Cosgrove (C), Bent.

Subs: D Graham, Magee, Kee, Sloan, Moore, Lusty, Devlin, Wallace, Simpson.

Watch highlights as Linfield beat Dungannon Swifts 3-0 in their opening game of the Irish Premiership on Sunday.

In the seven days since the first leg of this tie, both teams have tasted victory in their own domestic competitions.

While Linfield started their Premiership title defence in emphatic style with a 3-0 win over Dungannon Swifts, Vikingur also collected three points at the weekend with a 4-2 win over B36 Torshavn.

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Linfield manager David Healy says his side is motivated by sporting "progress" rather than financial rewards in the Uefa Conference League.

The Irish Premiership champions go into the second leg of their third qualifying round tie against Vikingur trailing the Faroese side 2-1 on aggregate.

The winners of the tie will play Shelbourne, who have already beaten the Blues in a Champions League qualifier this season, for a spot in the league phase of Uefa's third-tier competition.

Despite the prize money on offer, and the impact it could have on Linfield's transfer activity, Healy says his players are not thinking about any financial implications.

"Financially for the football club it's huge, absolutely," said the former Northern Ireland striker.

"But for players and managers like myself, we're looking at progress through rounds.

"We want to make solid progress in rounds. That's our main objective."

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The Vikingur fans have gathered in Belfast ahead of tonight's game in Windsor Park.

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Skipper Jamie Mulgrew has failed to recover from the injury that forced him off at half-time in last week's first leg. His replacement seven days ago - Kyle McClean - starts this evening.

Manager David Healy also makes an attack-minded switch from last week with Charlie Allen starting in favour of Ethan McGee, who is listed among the substitutes.

Vikingur also make two changes from last week, one of them in goal where Faroese international Bardur Reynatreo replaces Hans Jakup Armgrimasson, whose namesake Ingi Armagrimasson replaces Ragnar Skala.

The visitors are again captained by 43-year-old Atli Gregersen, who combines his playing role with his position as assistant manager of the Faroe Islands national team.

Linfield: Johns, Orr, Hall, Roscoe, Millar, Shields, Archer, McClean, Allen, Offord, Fitzpatrick.

Subs: Walsh (GK), Rooney (GK), Whiteside, McKee, Brown, McGee, McKay, Annett, Morrison.

Vikingur: Reynatreo, Olsen, Gregersen, Svensson, I Arngrimasson, Johanrdsson, Ellingsgaard, ATlason, Kallsberg, Vatnhamar, Johansen.

Subs: H-J Armgrimasson, Skala, Nielsen, Brandsson, Djurhuus, Radosavlevic, Jarnskor, Bjarkhamar, Olavsson, Hansen, Joensen.

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Linfield announced earlier today that they have added Scottish striker Ryan Yates to their squad on a one-year deal.

The 23-year-old, who spent time in the academies of Rangers and Hibernian, arrives from Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir.

He also previously had a spell at Stranraer and becomes Linfield's second summer signing after Sean Brown.

"Matt is a talented forward with proven experience in senior football at such a young age, Blues boss David Healy told the club's website.

"He's a natural goalscorer with the intelligence to link play and has shown the hunger to improve further. We believe he'll be a strong addition to our attacking options this season."

He is yet to receive international clearance so is not in the squad tonight but we can now bring you team news from Windsor Park.

Larne have a mountain to climb in the second leg of their Uefa Conference League third round qualifying tie after a 3-0 defeat by Santa Clara in the first leg at the Ballymena Showgrounds.

The Portuguese side blew Larne away with three goals in a ruthless first-half display courtesy of Wendel Silva and two from Gabriel Silva.

Nathan Rooney's side improved in the second half, but the damage was done in the first half, and they were indebted to goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson for keeping the score down.

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Linfield have to come from behind if they are to reach the play-off round of the Uefa Conference League after they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Vikingur in the first leg.

David Healy's side suffered a dreadful start, conceding an early Ben Hall own goal in Torshavn, but quickly recovered to level through Matthew Fitzpatrick.

Ingi Jonhardsson's second half strike earned victory for the Faroese champions, but Healy will remain confident of overturning the deficit.

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A reminder of what happened in the first legs for both Linfield and Larne...

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of tonight's two Uefa Conference League third qualifying round second legs involving two Irish Premiership sides.

At 19:45 BST, Linfield welcome Vikingur to Windsor Park, hoping to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg in the Faroe Islands as they look to progress to the play-off round.

That game will be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Then at 20:00 BST, Larne travel to Portugal to take on Santa Clara. Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Nathan Rooney's side need a miracle to progress but will look for a positive performance against a classy side.

We will have live text commentary and reports of both games.

Thanks for joining us - enjoy!

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