Following an invitation from the Premier League, Rovers Under-21s will once again be competing in the Premier League International Cup, with the group stages now confirmed.
Mike Sheron’s side have been drawn in Group B, along with Middlesbrough, Sunderland, West Ham United, Athletic Bilbao, Borussia Mӧnchengladbach, Lyon and Benfica.
Rovers will face each of the overseas clubs on home soil, with the dates of our group games listed below:
Rovers v Lyon
Thursday September 12th
Kick-off 7pm
Rovers v Benfica
Thursday October 17th
Kick-off 7pm
Rovers v Borussia Mӧnchengladbach
Tuesday October 22nd
Kick-off 7pm
Rovers v Athletic Bilbao
Wednesday November 13th
Kick-off 7pm
The 32 club competition sees 16 PL2 clubs and 16 invited international clubs taking part in a group stage (four groups of eight teams), with the top two teams from each group progressing through to the knockout phase.
The home venue for each of Rovers’ fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
GROUP A:
| PREMIER LEAGUE 2 | INTERNATIONAL CLUBS |
| Nottingham Forest | Monaco |
| Reading | Ajax |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Valencia |
GROUP B:
| PREMIER LEAGUE 2 | INTERNATIONAL CLUBS |
| Rovers | Athletic Bilbao |
| Middlesbrough | Borussia Mӧnchengladbach |
| Sunderland | Lyon |
| West Ham United | Benfica |
GROUP C:
| PREMIER LEAGUE 2 | INTERNATIONAL CLUBS |
| Fulham | Sparta Prague |
| Liverpool | Nordsjælland |
| Manchester United | Hertha Berlin |
| Norwich City | PSV Eindhoven |
GROUP D:
| PREMIER LEAGUE 2 | INTERNATIONAL CLUBS |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Anderlecht |
| Chelsea | RB Leipzig |
| Crystal Palace | Real Sociedad |
| Southampton | Sporting Lisbon |
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