"It's the same as last year," he said after a 2-1 loss at FK Venstpils saw them draw the two-leg first qualifying round 4-4 but go out on away goals.

"We did really well in the first leg and struggled in the second. It's disappointing, but it's our pre-season.

"I'm 100% certain that if the roles were reversed we would have won these games comfortably."

Interview: Saints manager Ken McKenna

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McKenna had no complaints about the result in Latvia on the night.

"The best team won the game, I just wish my lads believed in themselves more," he told BBC Sport Wales.

"We could have scored six against them at home and have taken a comfortable lead into the second leg.

"But it was another big game, and we gained more experience in a hostile atmosphere."

Barry Town remain the only team from the Welsh Premier to have reached the second qualifying stage of Europe's premier club competition.