Vorskla Poltava secured their spot in this season's Europa League having managed to finish third in the Ukrainian Premier League last season. The position represented their joint-highest final placing, matching their achievement from the 1996-97 campaign, which brought European football to the club for the first time. This season will represent the club's seventh European campaign, and they have previously competed in the group stages of the Europa League. That occurred during the 2011-12 season, but they picked up just two points to finish bottom of the section. Vorskla lost heavily at Shakhtar Donetsk in the league last month, but have won three of their last four domestic fixtures,...
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