Can Dons deliver one of their greatest European results?

Aberdeen's chance of reaching the Conference League knockouts were probably dealt a fatal blow by the failure to beat Armenians Noah a fortnight ago when you look at their last two fixtures in the league phase.

It's not over yet, but as they prepare to face Strasbourg at Pittodrie on Thursday, only two wins from their final two games will give them a chance of progression.

The French side have been expensively assembled amid a takeover two years ago by Chelsea owners BlueCo, headed up by American businessman Todd Boehly, as they attempt to challenge the Paris Saint-Germain juggernaut.

They currently sit level on points at the top of the table with Turks Samsunspor albeit the likes of Lens, Marseille and Lille are doing a better job of pushing Champions League winners PSG domestically.

However, given the Dons had arguably been handed the toughest set of fixtures of anyone in the competition, they were always on the back foot and beating Noah was crucial to standing a chance of going through when they visit Sparta Prague in the final game next week.

It will take a mammoth effort to get the three points against Strasbourg and it would have to be viewed as one of their greatest European results if they were able to get over the line in this one.

For Jimmy Thelin, it will be important that no matter what happens on Thursday, their recent domestic resurgence isn't negatively impacted having moved themselves into the top six with a 3-1 win at Dundee.

The first half at Dens Park was as good as they have played this season and it was the sort of performance Thelin was brought to the club to produce.

Toiling Kilmarnock visit Pittodrie on Sunday in what will be a huge chance for the Dons to collect another three points and regardless of what happens on Thursday, the team will be desperate to continue their new-found momentum.