When Thun shook Switzerland: two decades after their Champions League surprise

FC Thun, Twente's Conference League opponent, won the Swiss Super League title last season after two decades of decline following their 2005–06 Champions League debut.

FC Thun, who face FC Twente in the Conference League, claimed the Swiss Super League title last season as champions, two decades after their surprise 2005–06 Champions League campaign. That historic run saw them face Ajax, Arsenal and Sparta Prague in the group stage, with manager Mauro Lustrinelli recalling the experience fondly. After that adventure, Thun suffered two relegations and spent five years in the second tier before Lustrinelli returned as coach in 2022 and guided them back to the top flight as champions.