Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for 18:45 CET at the GSP Stadium in Strovolos near Nicosia.
• The game marks Mainz’s first European appearance in nine years and only the club’s fifth continental campaign.
• Coach Bo Henriksen leads Mainz into the league-phase group, which includes teams from Italy, Poland, Romania and Bosnia.
• Omonia, coached by Henning Berg, hosts the sides’ first-ever competitive meeting.
• Mainz targets progression to the knockout phase after its 2016/17 European run ended in the group stage.