The Champions League playoff matchups have been announced

All pairs in the playoff round of the Champions League qualifying stage have been revealed. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

According to the results of the third qualifying round matches, Hungary's "Ferencváros" team will compete against Azerbaijan's "Qarabağ" club. The "Crvena Zvezda" club will host Cyprus's "Pafos" team.

Norway's "Bodø/Glimt" club will face Austria's "Sturm" team. In other matchups, Scotland's "Celtic" team will meet Kazakhstan's "Kairat" club.

Fabio Celestini's former team "Basel" will play against Denmark's "Copenhagen" club. Turkey's "Fenerbahçe" club will compete against Portugal's "Benfica" team.

Additionally, Scotland's "Rangers" club will clash with Belgium's representative "Brugge." The first matches of the playoff stage will take place on August 19 and 20.

The return matches are scheduled for August 26 and 27. It is worth noting that starting from the 2024/2025 season, the main stage of the Champions League will be held in a new format.

Now, instead of a group stage, clubs will play eight matches in a round-robin system. After this stage, the best 16 teams will be determined, forming the 1/8 final matchups.