On Monday, the draw ceremony for the playoff stage of the Champions League took place. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
This stage is the final qualifying round of the competition. Below you can find the draw results.
The Champions Path is as follows: Ludogorets or Ferencvaros – Shkendija or Qarabag; Lech or Crvena Zvezda – Dynamo Kyiv or Paphos; Bodø/Glimt – Sturm; Celtic – Kairat or Slovan; Basel – Malmo or Copenhagen. The League Path is as follows: Feyenoord or Fenerbahce – Nice or Benfica; Rangers or Viktoria Plzen – Red Bull Salzburg or Brugge.
The first matches of the Champions League playoff stage will take place on August 19 and 20. The return matches are scheduled for August 26 and 27.
Thus, the teams that win in this stage will receive a ticket to the group stage of the competition. Based on the draw results, the competing teams are expected to present unique competitive matches.
This stage of the Champions League is generating special interest among football fans.
