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NIALL McGINN is Aberdeen’s answer to the Duracell Bunny as Derek McInnes attempts to pull a rabbit out of the hat in Europe.

The Dons take on Fola Esch in the second leg of their Europa League first qualifying round on Thursday and naturally McGinn will be playing.

The attacker has had only an eight-week break from football over an epic 38-month spell and no rest at all this summer.

Even more incredibly McGinn has played a staggering 103 games in just two seasons.

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Factor in him starring in the first-leg 3-1 win over Fola and it means he has featured in 104 games – and we’re still in early July.

Make that 106 by the time the next round is played (should the Dons finish the job) – and the domestic campaign won’t have even started.

McGinn played 50 games in season 2014-15 before his campaign ended on May 31 with Northern Ireland’s friendly against Qatar.

His next match in the following season of 2015-16 came in early July with a 1-1 draw against Euro opponents Shkendija.

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He went on to play 53 times for club and country last season; an odyssey that culminated in a star showing at Euro 2016 which included three appearances.

So crucial is McGinn to Aberdeen ’s Europa hopes he won’t be rested until they crash out – or at least make the group stage.

Should the Dons reach that stage he’ll have played continuously for 14 months.