UEFA gaffe sees Hibs named in UCL draw
Hibernian was granted a place in UEFA Champions League qualifying on Saturday (AEST), albeit one that was swiftly taken away.
Scottish side Hibernian found itself named in the draw for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after a mistake by European football's governing body.
The Edinburgh-based club, which finished first in Scotland's second tier last season, was included in the graphic showing the full draw that was tweeted by UEFA.
It named Hibs as the opponent for Red Bull Salzburg, having mistakenly added it instead of Hibernians of Malta. The tweet was promptly deleted.
Neil Lennon's outfit saw the funny side, though, sending a reply to UEFA that read: "Thanks for including us this late in qualifying. Maybe just slot us into the group stages though?"
UEFA's German language account responded with an apology for the "tagging mistake", after Hibs had flagged the error.