From Reunion, a French island within the Indian Ocean, St-Pierroise have brought on a stir by reaching the nationwide cup spherical of 32. Should they qualify for the UEFA Europa League as cup winners, they may redraw the map of the footballing continent.On Saturday, St-Pierre tackle Épinal within the French Cup – a 'home' encounter that can contain a spherical journey of over 18,000km. They might have even additional to go in the event that they make it to the UEFA Europa League subsequent season, and develop into probably the most southerly membership to play in Europe. UEFA.com maps the 4 corners of the continent.
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The longest journeys in UEFA club football
A European record was set in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage when Benfica beat Astana 2-0 at home and drew 2-2 in the return leg in Kazakhstan – the away sides making the longest journeys in the history of UEFA's club competitions, around 6,174km.That record could be broken this season, should Astana – taking on Legia in this week's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – end up being paired this season with another Portuguese side, Marítimo, whose first challenge of the season is to eliminate Botev Plovdiv in the UEFA Europa League. Marítimo are based on the Island