Crusaders FC vs Skenderbeu Korce preview - Clean sheet vital - Coates

Crusaders captain Colin Coates accepts his team must shut out Albanian visitors Skenderbeu on Tuesday night to have any hope of progressing in Europe.

The Northern Irish side lost 4-1 in Albania last week and the odds of reaching the third qualifying round of the Champions League are heavily stacked against them.

"We need to score first at Seaview to have any chance of fighting back," six-times capped Northern Ireland defender Coates told the Belfast Telegraph.

"If they score again we will need four just to take it to extra time, and that's asking a bit much.

"The clean sheet will be vital for us. We must be patient and not be too desperate to score early."

Coates returns after missing the first leg, but Jordan Forsythe and Paul Heatley are both unavailable.