UEFA Champions League playoff round draw unveiled
The draw for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League playoff round was conducted on Monday, revealing the matchups for the phase that will take place before the tournament's group stage. The playoff round is scheduled to begin after mid-August, and it will determine the final teams that will advance to the prestigious group stage of the Champions League.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:04 | 07 August 2023
- Modified Date: 07:04 | 07 August 2023
The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League playoff round draw on Monday was unveiled, as the phase before the tournament's group stage will start after mid-August.
Galatasaray, the Turkish champions, are currently playing in the Champions League third qualifying round as they are set to face Slovenia's Olimpija Ljubljana in a two-legged tie on Tuesday and on Aug. 15.
The draw in Switzerland's Nyon showed that the winner of Galatasaray vs. Olimpija Ljubljana tie will face either Faroe Island's KI Klaksvik or Norwegian club Molde in the playoffs.
The playoff stage's first leg matches will be played Aug. 22-23, and the second legs will be played on Aug. 29-30.
The full draw is as follows:
- Champions path
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) or Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Young Boys (Switzerland)
Royal Antwerp (Belgium) vs. AEK Athens (Greece) or Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Rakow (Poland) or Aris Limassol (Greek Cypriot administration) vs. Copenhagen (Denmark) or Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
KI Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) or Molde (Norway) vs. Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) or Galatasaray (Türkiye)
- League path
Rangers (Scotland) or Servette (Switzerland) vs. PSV Eindhoven (The Netherlands) or Sturm Graz (Austria)
Braga (Portugal) or Backa (Serbia) vs. Panathinaikos (Greece) or Olympique Marseille (France)