St Patrick's Athletic face a Champions League mission impossible in Chisinau against FC Zimbru in Moldova this afternoon.

Last week's 5-0 first qualifying round drubbing for the National League champions in Dublin still rankles with manager Liam Buckley, who will accept nothing less than total commitment in the return.

"We know that it is impossible to reach the second round but I will still be demanding a good result over the 90 minutes to restore a degree of pride," said Buckley.

"The players know they must reproduce the type of form that gave us the Premier Division title last season.

Striker Ian Gilzean is included in the 18-man St Patrick's squad despite suffering a broken nose in last week's first leg. But it is likely he will stay on the bench with Marcus Hallows and Trevor Molloy starting in attack.

Glentoran manager Roy Coyle yesterday demanded "total commitment and concentration" from his players as they seek to overturn a three-goal deficit against Bulgarian opponents Liteks. The Northern Irish side lost the away leg 3-0 and although two of those goals came from controversial refereeing decisions, Coyle is far from despondent.

"It is an uphill battle but the approach must be positive with self-belief and no inferiority complex," he said.

Liteks, Bulgarian champions for the last two years, possess a solid defence, creative midfielders and players who can break with pace.

"It is imperative we get an early goal, which could have a settling effect," said Coyle.