Everywhere you look, lines of colourful prayer flags flutter in the breeze and prayer wheels spin as the water flows beneath them.

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Somewhat ironically, U2's "Beautiful Day" came blaring through the tannoy as heavy rain pounded down on the Ravenhill pitch and the sea of flags, scarves and hats in all corners of the ground created a colourful backdrop for what everyone hoped was going to be a very special European Friday night occasion.

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