For a club once revered in Europe, Ferencvaros have had to attend patiently to earn their place back among the continent's elite.
But on Tuesday, 25 years after the Hungarian champions last starred in the group stages of the Champions League, they returned to the tournament by visiting Barcelona's Nou Camp.
The Budapest outfit are handed a dream draw that pits them against Barca, Juventus and head coach Sergei Rebrov's former club Dynamo Kyiv.
They are already five games into their European campaign and are the sole side to succeed in this stage having started within the Champions League first qualifying round in mid-August.
It represents an enormous step for a club that have spent the past decade rebuilding after dropping into the Hungarian second tier and falling into near bankruptcy .
"Because of the COVID-19 case, we were sitting in front of the TV at the club, watching the draw and praying for giant names," Ferencvaros CEO Pal Uruch told BBC Sport.
"Now we're back, after 25 years, we want to have big names and it's great to have these clubs. it's extremely special for Sergei also , playing against Dynamo Kyiv.
"It's really a celebration for all of Hungarian football. To play against Barcelona and Juventus is simply incredible."
It will be the primary time Ferencvaros have faced Barcelona in European competition, but they need history with Juventus, beating the Italian giants within the 1965 Inter-Cities Fairs final .
"For me, it's extremely emotional because my father was a member of the team that beat Juventus in Turin," adds Orosz.
"It is astounding . These are very different levels. These teams start their competition now and that we have already reached our goal. For them, the goal is winning the title." source here
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