Cliftonville will have to move on quickly from their heartbreaking Irish Cup final defeat against Dungannon Swifts on Saturday as they look to secure European football once again.
The penalty shootout loss will hurt the Reds, who were aiming for back-to-back Irish Cup wins and a place in the Uefa Conference League second qualifying round that winning the competition brings.
Instead, they must go through the play-offs, something they have succeeded at before having won the play-off final three times.
It will, however, be difficult for Jim Magilton to pick his side up mentally and physically given so many players lasted the full 120 minutes.
They are set to be without forward Alex Parsons, who came on in the second half at Windsor Park on Saturday, only to go off soon after with what looked like an arm injury.
The Reds will be underdogs against the Glens, having finished seventh during a dismal league campaign in which they won just six away games.
Magilton’s side did beat the Glens at Solitude in February and in the BetMcLean League Cup final thanks to Joe Gormley’s extra-time goal.
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