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    High-stakes battles set in Champions League play-off draws

    MayorBy MayorAugust 5, 2024No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Real Madrid draw Atletico in Champions League last 16, Bayern face Leverkusen
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    The draws for the Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds have been unveiled, setting the stage for a thrilling end to the qualification journey.

    With first-leg matches scheduled for August 20th and 21st, and second legs to follow a week later, the competition is heating up.

    In the Champions Path of the Champions League play-offs, the standout tie features Swiss champions Young Boys taking on Turkish giants Galatasaray.

    Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb will face either Qarabag of Azerbaijan or Bulgaria’s Ludogorets, depending on the outcome of their respective third qualifying round ties.

    Danish side Midtjylland or Hungary’s Ferencvaros will clash with either Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia or APOEL of Cyprus. Poland’s Jagiellonia or Norway’s Bodo/Glimt have a challenging task ahead as they prepare to meet Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade. Swedish club Malmo or Greece’s PAOK will compete against either Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic or Romania’s FCSB.

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    In the League Path, French club Lille or Turkish outfit Fenerbahce will lock horns with either Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic or Belgium’s Royale Union SG. Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine or Scottish side Rangers will battle against Austria’s RB Salzburg or the Netherlands’ Twente.

    Teams failing to progress past the third qualifying round, where the first legs are taking place this week, will drop into the Europa League play-off round, scheduled in the same week as the Champions League play-offs.

    As the anticipation builds, fans are eagerly awaiting to see which teams will secure their spots in the prestigious group stages of Europe’s top-tier club competitions.

    Champions path full draw

    Young Boys vs Galatasaray

    Dinamo Zagreb vs Qarabag or Ludogorets

    Midtjylland or Ferencvaros vs Slovan Bratislava or APOEL

    Jagiellonia or Bodo/Glimt vs Red Star Belgrade

    Malmo or PAOK vs Sparta Prague or FCSB

    • League path full draw

    Lille or Fenerbahce vs Slavia Prague or Royale Union SG

    Dynamo Kyiv or Rangers vs RB Salzburg or Twente

    The first leg of the Champions League play-off round will take place on August 20th and 21st with the second legs being played a week later.

    Teams that do not progress past the third qualifying round, where the first legs will be placed this week, will drop into the Europa League play-off round, which will be scheduled in the same week of the respective round as the Champions League.

    Europa League play-off draw

    • Group One

    Dinamo Minsk or Lincoln Red Imps vs Anderlecht

    Loser of Jagiellonia or Bodo/Glimt vs Panathinaikos or Ajax

    Loser of Qarabag or Ludogorets vs Petrocub or The New Saints

    Partizan or Lugano vs Besiktas

    • Group Two

    LASK vs loser of Sparta Prague or FCSB

    UE Santa Coloma or RFS vs loser of Slovan Bratislava or APOEL

    FK Panevezys or Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Backa Topola

    Loser of Malmo or PAOK vs Celje or Shamrock Rovers

    • Group Three

    Loser of Midtjylland or Ferencvaros vs KI Klaksvik or Borac Banja Luka

    Molde or Cercle Brugge vs Rijeka or Elfsborg

    Braga or Servette vs Trabzonspor or Rapid Vienna

    Kryvbas or Viktoria Plzen vs Hearts

    The Europa League play-off first leg ties will take place on Thursday, August 22nd with the second leg taking place a week later.

    Conference League play-off draw

    Champions path draw

    Loser of Dinamo Minsk or Lincoln Red Imps vs FC Ballkani vs Larne

    Ordabasy or Pyunik Yerevan vs loser of Celje or Shamrock Rovers

    Vikingur Reykjavik or Flora vs loser of UE Santa Colome or RFS

    Loser of Panevezys or Maccabi Tev Aviv vs loser of Petrocub vs The New Saints

    Loser of KI Klaksvik or Borac Banja Luka vs HJK Helsinki or Decic

    Main path draw

    • Group One

    Omonia or Fehervar vs Osijek or Zira

    St Gallen or Slask Wroclaw vs loser of Trabzonspor or Rapid Vienna

    Lens vs loser of Panathinaikos or Ajax

    Hacken or Paide vs Heidenheim

    Copenhagen or Banik Ostrava vs Kilmarnock or Tromso

    • Group Two

    FC Zurich or Vitoria Guimaraes vs Botev Plovdiv or Zrinjski Mostar

    St Mirren or Brann vs Hunedoara or Astana

    Brondby or Legia Warsaw vs Auda or Drita

    Loser of Rijeka or Elfsborg vs Olimpija Ljubljana or Sheriff Tiraspol

    Fiorentina vs Ararat-Armenia or Puskas Academy

    • Group Three

    Ilves Tampere or Djurgarden vs Maribor or Vojvodina

    Spartak Trnava or Wisla Krakow vs loser of Molde or Cercle Brugge

    Mlada Boleslav or Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Paks or Mornar

    St Patrick’s or Sabah vs Iberia 1999 or Istanbul Basaksehir

    Chelsea vs loser of Braga or Servette

    The Conference League play-off first leg ties will take place on Thursday, August 22nd with the second leg taking place a week later.

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